Assessment Techniques by Language Acquisition Stages

Pre-production:

üStudent points to the picture of a/the correct answer

ü Student draws a picture illustrating a concept

üStudent matches items

üStudent acts out/demonstrates answers

Early Production:

ØStudent names answer

ØStudent matches one-word labels to answer

ØStudent states answers orally

ØStudent groups items

ØStudent responds to W (Who, What, When, Where) and yes/no questions

Speech Emergence:

vRecalling

vRetelling and restating

vDefining

vExplaining

vComparing

vSummarizing and reporting

vAnswering “how” and “why” questions

vPredicting

Intermediate Fluency:

qExplaining how and answer was achieved (oral and written)

qEssay writing

qExpressing opinions and judgments

qUsing figurative language (oral and written)

qAnalyzing and explaining data (oral and written)