Understanding the Levels of Performance Speaking

Sample Student Initial Level Justification Correct

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Name Performance Level
1 Luis
“The students are…Ms. Lee is
walking in the classroom, saying
hello to the kids. And then, Mrs.
Lee is showing the designs to the
students. And tehn Mrs. Lee is
showing them how to do the
designs. And then they finally
make the designs.”

2 Sukhdeep
“First, the artist came into the
classroom and the teacher he
welcomed her to the classroom.
He probably told her what her
name was. And then, she showed,
she showed some artifacts about
Native American or native times.
And then, I think she is making
something like when Native
Americans were around. And then
she has volunteer, I mean she, she
picked volunteers to make some
things just like she did.”

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Sample Student Justification Correct
Name Level

1 Luis • Story is coherent and includes explanation of major events, but 3

does not provide much elaboration.
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• Vocabulary generally adequate to perform the task, but student
Sample 30 sometimes cannot find the right word (“designs” for “pots” or
“pottery”).
• Generally adequate grammatically. Minor error (“how to do
the designs”) does not interfere with communication.
• .
Pronunciation is generally accurate
2 Sukhdeep • Story is coherent and effective, including explanation of major 4
events with the appropriate elaboration. Contains complex
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sentence structure.
• Vocabulary is well developed, with some precision
(“welcomed, artifacts, volunteers”).
• Minor grammatical errors that do not interfere with
communication (“the teacher he, told her what her name was,”)
and varied grammatical structures (“welcomed her to the
classroom, he probably told her, she picked volunteers to make
some things just like she did”).
• Pronunciation is generally accurate.

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