Oral Language 1

Question 1

English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

Answer 1

ELL student expectations and proficiency level descriptors in the areas of reading writing, listening, and speaking

Question 2

Oral Language Assessment

Answer 2

Listen to, analyze, and record brief episodes of students’ oral language to assess needs, strengths, interests, and next steps to support growth.

Question 3

Speech Emergence

Answer 3

stage of second language acquisition in which the learner speaks more frequently using longer words and sentences

The learner is still relying heavily on context clues and familiar topics.

Question 4

Advanced Fluency

Answer 4

stage of second language acquisition in which the learner has reached a level of near-native proficiency

The learner refines accuracy and continues to develop an academic vocabulary.

Question 5

Early Production

Answer 5

stage of second language acquisition in which the learner is listening and absorbing new information and collecting new words

The learner makes many errors.

Question 6

Pre-Production / Silent Period

Answer 6

stage of second language acquisition in which the learner takes in new language, but doesn’t speak it

The learner is silent. The length of time varies for each learner.

Question 7

Intermediate Fluency

Answer 7

stage of second language acquisition in which the learner begins to communicate in more complex sentences

The learner starts to think in the second language.

Question 8

Language Experience Approach (LEA)

Answer 8

Promotes reading and writing through the use of personal experiences and oral language; Materials are learner-generated.