SOLOM Teacher Observation Student Oral Language

Observation Matrix
Student's Name:
George Clooney
Grade:
Adult
Date:
July 1, 2014
Language Obsered:
!ngl"s#
Adm"n"stered $y %s"gnature&: Jul"e '"ller
1 2 3 4
5
A. Co!rehension Cannot be sa"d to
understand een s"m(le
)onersat"on*
+as great d",)ulty
-ollo."ng .#at "s sa"d* Can
)om(re#end only so)"al
)onersat"on s(o/en
slo.ly and ."t# -re0uent
re(et"t"ons*
1nderstands most o- .#at
"s sa"d at slo.er2t#an2
normal s(eed ."t#
re(et"t"ons*
"nderstands nearl#
ever#thing at noral
s!eech. Although
occasional re!etition
a# be necessar#.
1nderstands eeryday
)onersat"on and normal
)lassroom d"s)uss"ons*
$. %luenc# S(ee)# so #alt"ng and
-ragmentary as to ma/e
)onersat"on "rtually
"m(oss"ble*
1sually #es"tant: o-ten
-or)ed "nto s"len)e by
language l"m"tat"ons*
S(ee)# "n eeryday
)onersat"on and
)lassroom d"s)uss"on
-re0uently d"sru(ted by
t#e student's sear)# -or
t#e )orre)t manner o-
e3(ress"on
S!eech in ever#da#
conversation and
classroo discussions
generall# &uent' (ith
occasional la!ses (hile
the student searches
)or the correct anner
o) ex!ression.
S(ee)# "n eeryday
)onersat"on and
)lassroom d"s)uss"ons
4uent and e5ortless6
a((ro3"mat"ng t#at o- a
nat"e s(ea/er*
C. *ocabular#
7o)abulary l"m"tat"ons so
e3treme as to ma/e
)onersat"on "rtually
"m(oss"ble*
'"suse o- .ords and ery
l"m"ted: )om(re#ens"on
0u"te d",)ult*
Student -re0uently uses
.rong .ords: )onersat"on
some.#at l"m"ted be)ause
o- "nade0uate o)abulary*
Student occasionall#
uses ina!!ro!riate
ters and+or ust
re!hrase ideas because
o) lexical inade,uacies.
1se o- o)abulary and
"d"oms a((ro3"mate t#at o-
a nat"e s(ea/er*
-. .ronunciation 8ronun)"at"on (roblems so
seere as to ma/e s(ee)#
"rtually un"ntell"g"ble*
7ery #ard to understand
be)ause o- (ronun)"at"on
(roblems* 'ust -re0uently
re(eat "n order to ma/e
#"m9#ersel- understood*
8ronun)"at"on (roblems
ne)ess"tate )on)entrat"on
on t#e (art o- t#e l"stener
and o))as"onally lead to
m"sunderstand"ng*
Al(a#s intelligible'
although the listener is
conscious o) a de/nite
accent and occasional
ina!!ro!riate
intonation !atterns.
8ronun)"at"on and
"ntonat"on a((ro3"mate
t#at o- a nat"e s(ea/er*
0. 1raar
!rrors "n grammar and
.ord order so seere as to
ma/e s(ee)# "rtually
un"ntell"g"ble*
Grammar and .ord order
errors ma/e
)om(re#ens"on d",)ult*
'ust o-ten re(#rase
and9or restr")t #"m9#ersel-
to bas") (atterns*
'a/es -re0uent errors o-
grammar and .ord order
t#at o))as"onally obs)ure
mean"ng*
Occasionall# a2es
graatical and+or
(ord order errors that
do not obscure
eaning.
Grammar and .ord order
a((ro3"mate t#at o- a
nat"e s(ea/er*