Auditory Comprehension

Standard 11

    Student listens to and demonstrates aural-oral comprehension of messages, dialogues, stories, conversations, advertisements and simple verbal communication.

Descriptor

Student:

- Interprets, processes and connects oral messages, dialogues, stories conversations,
  advertisements and simple verbal commu-nication according to his/her experiential
  background.

- Reacts to what she/he hears.
- Follows oral commands and instructions.
- Interprets messages, dialogues, and stories by responding verbally, physically, or in writing.
- Listens to different kinds of messages in order to give specific information, to get the main
   idea, to infer, and to synthesize.

 Oral Communication

Standard 12

    Student uses the acquired language to communicate orally in a variety of topics.

Descriptors

Student:

- Is given opportunities to engage in -oral exchange of ideas.
- Uses the language to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
- Is exposed to different forms and purposes of the language.

- Identifies and describes pictures and objects.
- Responds to commands, instructions, statements, and questions.
- Responds to the various tasks assigned by participating in activities such as:

- Uses the language orally to generate and maintain an ongoing interaction.
- Participates in group discussions to communicate with others.
- Prepares audio and/or video presentations with level related themes.

scales
checklists
rubrics
tests (standardized, teacher-made, and quizzes)
charts
computer animation
student games
video taped games
recorded oral presentations
role playing
oral descriptions
student made recordings
 student/teacher conferences
anecdotal records
journals
portfolios
case
study records
study presentation

Level 3 - Grades 7-9

Reading Comprehension/Literary Appreciation

Standard 13

    Student reads to obtain and create meaning to value the literary experience, analyzes reading material using metacognition, and reacts to the written content with critical thinking and or functional application.

Descriptors

Student:

- Relates his/her previous knowledge and experience to the reading process.
- Reads for different purposes.
- Reads to analyze and obtain information.
- Reads stories to recall the elements contained by using story maps.
- Is actively involved in the reading process to obtain literal, figurative,
- imaginative, abstract or deep meaning.
- Reacts critically to the reading content when showing appreciation or disapproval of the
   experiences in the reading process.
- Uses his/her metacognitive processes to complete a task successfully.

- Uses different modes of reading such as:
• independent reading
• cooperative reading
• guided reading
• shared reading
• reading aloud
• rap reading
• individual reading
 
- Reads to carry out specific tasks such as:

• identifying and recalling details
• summarizing
• identifying the main idea
• drawing inferences
• predicting outcomes
• distinguishing between fact and opinion
• recognizing figures of speech
• identifying author's conclusion
• working with the elements of poetry
• comparing different types of reading selections
• recalling events and their sequence
• identifying elements of the short story
• using a dictionary and/or glossary

- Reads to respond to comprehension questions.
- Reads to prepare oral and written reports.

Level 3 - Grades 7-9

Written Communication

Standard 14

    Student writes to convey meaning, to transmit messages, and expresses thoughts reinforcing grammatical structures.

Descriptors

Student:

- Writes words, phrases, sentences to communicate with a reader.
- Takes dictation of words, phrases, sentences, and short paragraphs to reinforce
   grammatical structures.
- Uses familiar vocabulary and his/her schema to record, express ideas, communicate, and
    become familiar with the conventions of written English discourse.
-  Produces an acceptable piece of writing following the writing process: selecting the topic,
   drafting, revising, proofreading, editing, and publishing.
- Uses the computer for revising and rewriting his/her compositions.
- Uses a publishing program, publishes a document which incorporates text and graphics.
- Develops keyboarding techniques such as correct location and stroking, special functions
   and programming keys.
- Uses a computer to run software appropriate to his/her grade level.

- Is involved in anyone of the following three basic modes of writing:
• independent writing
• collaborative writing
• shared writing

- Analysis and discussion of the writing samples produced.
- Is engaged in writing activities such as:

• developing guided and/or creative paragraphs
• writing friendly letters
• filling out simple forms
• making lists
• writing guided and/or creative dialogues
• taking notesresponding to reading pieces
• summarizing
• book reports
• developing a simple newspaper or journal
• using computer in their spare time