PEACE

                                             1 – Beginner

Speaking –

        Begins to name concrete objects.

        Repeats words and phrases.

        Uses basic survival English vocabulary such as: “I don’t understand.” Or “May I go to drink water?”

 Reading –

        Is learning letter sounds

        Learning to sound out simple words phonetically

        Reads very basic phonetically controlled books

 Writing –

        Copies words and simple sentences from the board

        Can sound out simple words well enough to write

        Uses frequent nonstandard word order when writing sentences

        Is learning appropriate letter shape and size

        Is learning to start a sentence with a capital letter and end it with a period

 Listening –

        Understands  very little English

        Can follow simple instructions

        Relies a lot on gestures, repetitions and illustrations

2 – Low Intermediate

Speaking –

• Begins to express personal and survival needs

•  Begins to answer simple questions using single-word utterances or phrases

• Speaks hesitantly using limited, functional vocabulary

• Uses mainly the present tense

 Reading –

• Can sound out words and read sight words

• Reads simple sentences with some hesitation and mispronunciations

• Relies a lot on illustrations and basic vocabulary for comprehension

 Writing –

• Can write simple sentences using known vocabulary mainly in the present tense

• Uses a capital letter to begin a sentence and a period to end it.

•  Starts to take risks when writing

 Listening –

        Understands one step instructions given in simple vocabulary

        Understands class conversations and simple stories at this level

• Still relies on gestures, repetitions and illustrations for comprehension