NAME

LEVEL

Loonie
Beginner

Strategic Competence

Expressing
Meaning

Elements of Spoken
English

CRITERIA

SCORE
3

Spoken Grammar

2.5

Vocabulary

2.5

Articulation

Few words and sentences can manage to articulate

thoughts in a very simple conversation; l

Reasoning

Can answer "why" questions at the word to phrase l

Feel of English

Emerging feel of English, occasionally utters lea

Automaticity and Speed of

Speech

2.5

Responses are word per word. Speaks w

repetitions of questions. Can comprehend
still low to sus

Communicative strategy

Signs of attempts to adjust approach to co

knowledge

Self Repair of Errors

Has awareness of very simp

Reading and Responding

3.5

TOTAL
HIGH ADVANCE
Level
system

Basic vowel sounds are clear but not consistent. Ha

Appropriate intonation for basic yes/no and wh-que

Pronunciation

ADVANCE
LOW ADVANCE

20
[90-100]
[76-80]
[81-85] +
[86-89]++
[63-69]
[70-75]+

Knowledge of syntax very limited almost absent, releas

words, communicates only at w

Some basic daily words en

Can understand sentences about simple to

text at the literal comprehension level; reca
sight read words with ease
HIGH INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE
LOW INTERMEDIATE

DATE

05/22/2015

Beginner
RESULT

ounds are clear but not consistent. Has difficulty articulating liquid and fricatives sounds (/r/ and /l/, /f/ and /v/).
ntonation for basic yes/no and wh-questions are already present but inconsistent. Phonological awareness is
already noticeable.

ntax very limited almost absent, releases words w/out word order, morphology present but still limited to common
words, communicates only at word level or sometimes simple chunks or phrases.
Some basic daily words enough to carry a very crude communicative act.

d sentences can manage to articulate a semi-grammatically complete statement to represent easy and generic
oughts in a very simple conversation; lacks any sense to create contextually appropriate langauge.

why" questions at the word to phrase level only, an attempt to construct sentence is apparent but usually fails.

feel of English, occasionally utters learned words/phrases with ease, not very much conscious with syntax.

es are word per word. Speaks with a lot of long and frequent pauses. Slightly requires
of questions. Can comprehend but output fails due to limitations. Level of engagement is
still low to sustain a good verbal interaction.

empts to adjust approach to communication to compensate for linguistic limitations and

knowledge limitations are slighly felt.
Has awareness of very simple errors, attempts to self - correct but fails

and sentences about simple topics containing familiar words; can verbalize answers from
eral comprehension level; recalls information explicitly stated in the reading material. Can
sight read words with ease but still struggles with multi-syllabic words.

NTERMEDIATE

[56-62]

ERMEDIATE

[46-55]

NTERMEDIATE

[36-45]

HIGH BEGINNER

21-27
[28-35]+

BEGINNER

[11--20]

LOW BEGINNER
PRE BEGINNER

[6--10]
[0--5]