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K–12 Standards

Kindergarten

Other Ohio English Language Proficiency - Extended sets

An English Language Learner can construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.K.1

  • 1

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies to:K.1.1

    1. a

      identify a few key wordsK.1.1.a

  • 2

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an emerging set of strategies to:K.1.2

    1. a

      identify some key words and phrases K.1.2.a

  • 3

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an increasing range of strategies to:K.1.3

    1. a

      • identify main topicsK.1.3.a

    2. b

      answer questions about key details or parts of storiesK.1.3.b

    3. c

      retell eventsK.1.3.c

  • 4

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a developing set of strategies to:K.1.4

    1. a

      identify main topicsK.1.4.a

    2. b

      ask and answer questions about key detailsK.1.4.b

  • 5

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a wide range of strategies to:K.1.5

    1. a

      identify main topicsK.1.5.a

    2. b

      answer questions about key detailsK.1.5.b

    3. c

      retell familiar storiesK.1.5.c

An English Language Learner can participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.K.2

  • 1

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies to:K.2.1

    1. a

      listen with limited participation in short conversationsK.2.1.a

    2. b

      respond to simple yes/no and some wh- questionsK.2.1.b

  • 2

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an emerging set of strategies to:K.2.2

    1. a

      participate in short conversationsK.2.2.a

    2. b

      respond to simple yes/no and wh- questionsK.2.2.b

  • 3

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an increasing range of strategies to:K.2.3

    1. a

      participate in short conversationsK.2.3.a

    2. b

      follow some rules for discussionK.2.3.b

    3. c

      respond to simple yes/ no and wh- questionsK.2.3.c

  • 4

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a developing set of strategies to:K.2.4

    1. a

      participate in conversations and discussionsK.2.4.a

    2. b

      ask and answer simple questionsK.2.4.b

    3. c

      follow increasing number of rules for discussion K.2.4.c

  • 5

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a wide range of strategies to:K.2.5

    1. a

      participate in conversations and discussionsK.2.5.a

    2. b

      ask and answer questionsK.2.5.b

    3. c

      follow rules for discussionK.2.5.c

An English Language Learner can speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.K.3

  • 1

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies to:K.3.1

    1. a

      communicate simple information or feelings about familiar topics or experiences.K.3.1.a

  • 2

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an emerging set of strategies to:K.3.2

    1. a

      communicate simple information or feelings about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.3.2.a

  • 3

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an increasing range of strategies to:K.3.3

    1. a

      communicate information or feelings about familiar topics, experiences, or events. K.3.3.a

  • 4

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a developing set of strategies to:K.3.4

    1. a

      tell or dictate simple messages about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.K.3.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a wide range of strategies to:K.3.5

    1. a

      make simple oral presentations.K.3.5.a

    2. b

      compose short written textsK.3.5.b

An English Language Learner can construct grade-appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.K.4

  • 1

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies to:K.4.1

    1. a

      express a feeling or opinion about a familiar topic showing limited control.K.4.1.a

  • 2

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an emerging set of strategies to:K.4.2

    1. a

      express an opinion or preference about a familiar topic showing emerging control.K.4.2.a

  • 3

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an increasing range of strategies to:K.4.3

    1. a

      express an opinion or preference about a familiar topic or story showing developing control. K.4.3.a

  • 4

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a developing set of strategies to:K.4.4

    1. a

      express an opinion or preference about a variety of topics or stories showing increasing control.K.4.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a wide range of strategies to:K.4.5

    1. a

      express an opinion or preference about a variety of topics or stories showing increasing control.K.4.5.a

conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.K.5

  • 1

    with prompting and support from adults,K.5.1

    1. a

      recall information from experience or from a provided source.K.5.1.a

  • 2

    with prompting and support from adults,K.5.2

    1. a

      recall information from experience or use information from a provided source to answer a question.K.5.2.a

  • 3

    with prompting and support from adults,K.5.3

    1. a

      recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question showing developing control.K.5.3.a

  • 4

    with prompting and support from adults,K.5.4

    1. a

      recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question showing increasing control. K.5.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support from adults,K.5.5

    1. a

      recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question showing increasing control.K.5.5.a

An English Language Learner can analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.K.6

  • 1

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.6.1

  • 2

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.6.2

  • 3

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.6.3

  • 4

    with prompting and support,K.6.4

    1. a

      identify a reason an author or speaker gives to support a point.K.6.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support,K.6.5

    1. a

      identify appropriate reasons an author or speaker gives to support main points.K.6.5.a

An English Language Learner can adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.K.7

  • 1

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.7.1

  • 2

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.7.2

  • 3

    [Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.7.3

  • 4

    with prompting and support,K.7.4

    1. a

      show a developing awareness of the difference between appropriate language for the playground and language for the classroom.K.7.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support,K.7.5

    1. a

      show awareness of differences between informal (“playground speech”) and language appropriate to the classroomK.7.5.a

    2. b

      use some words learned through conversations, reading, and being read to.K.7.5.b

determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text. K.8

  • 1

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids),K.8.1

    1. a

      recognize the meaning of a few frequently occurring wordsK.8.1.a

  • 2

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids),K.8.2

    1. a

      recognize the meaning of some frequently occurring words and phrasesK.8.2.a

  • 3

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids),K.8.3

    1. a

      answer questions to help determine the meaning of some words and phrasesK.8.3.a

  • 4

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids),K.8.4

    1. a

      answer and sometimes ask questions about the meaning of words and phrasesK.8.4.a

  • 5

    with prompting and support (including context and visual aids),K.8.5

    1. a

      answer and ask questions about the meaning of words and phrasesK.8.5.a

An English Language Learner can create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and text.K.9

  • 1

    [Standard introduced at Level 3.]K.9.1

  • 2

    [Standard introduced at Level 3.] K.9.2

  • 3

    with support (including visual aids, context),K.9.3

    1. a

      retell several events from experience or a familiar story with developing control of some frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, then).K.9.3.a

  • 4

    with support (including visual aids, context)K.9.4

    1. a

      retell a simple sequence of events from experience or a familiar story with increasingly independent control of frequently occurring linking words.K.9.4.a

  • 5

    with support (including visual aids),K.9.5

    1. a

      retell a short sequence of events from experience or a familiar story, with a beginning, middle, and end using frequently occurring linking words.K.9.5.a

An English Language Learner can make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade-appropriate speech and writing.K.10

  • 1

    with support (including context and visual aids), K.10.1

    1. a

      recognize and use a small number of frequently occurring nouns and verbsK.10.1.a

    2. b

      understand and respond to simple questions.K.10.1.b

  • 2

    with support (including context and visual aids),K.10.2

    1. a

      recognize and use frequently occurring nouns, verbs, and short phrasesK.10.2.a

    2. b

      respond to yes/no and whquestionsK.10.2.b

    3. c

      produce a few simple sentencesK.10.2.c

  • 3

    with support (including context and visual aids),K.10.3

    1. a

      recognize and use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, and prepositionsK.10.3.a

    2. b

      use and respond to question wordsK.10.3.b

    3. c

      produce simple sentencesK.10.3.c

  • 4

    with support (context and visual aids),K.10.4

    1. a

      recognize and use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, and prepositionsK.10.4.a

    2. b

      use and respond to question words;K.10.4.b

    3. c

      produce and expand simple sentencesK.10.4.c

  • 5

    with increasing independence,K.10.5

    1. a

      use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, prepositions, and question wordsK.10.5.a

    2. b

      ask and answer interrogatives (wh- questions)K.10.5.b

    3. c

      produce and expand simple sentencesK.10.5.c

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English Language Proficiency Standards

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