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ORAL LANGUAGE ~KINDERGARTEN~ Name:

EMERGING DEVELOPING APPLYING EXTENDING


WITH DIRECT SUPPORT… WITH GUIDED SUPPORT… WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT… INDEPENDENTLY…

 may listen to and use  listens to and is beginning to  uses conventional language  adjusts language use
language for play and use language for play and for play and collaborative
collaborative learning collaborative learning learning
SNAPSHOT  may contribute one or two  is beginning to participate in  is able to contribute to  uses language for a range of
words for conversation conversations conversations purposes and actively
contributes to conversations

 may be difficult to understand  may speak clearly and fluently  speaks clearly and fluently  speaks clearly and fluently
with appropriate voice with appropriate voice and
body language
 may need reminder of how to  may listen during activities  listens during activities  attentively listens to others
SPEAKING AND listen
LISTENING  may need modeling of how to  may take turns in a  takes turns in a conversation  takes turns as a thoughtful
take turns in a conversation conversation listener
 may sometimes stay on topic  may stay on topic  stays on topic  stays on topic and responds
in a short conversation and may extend ideas

 understands limited  understands a basic  understands a wide  understands an extensive


vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary
 uses single words  expresses thoughts in short  expresses thoughts in short  expresses thoughts in detail
phrases sentences using a variety of sentences
 may understand the  asks simple questions and  asks questions on topic  asks thoughtful questions on
difference between a question may stay on topic topic and extends ideas
and an answer
CONTENT AND
 may share personal  shares personal experiences  shares personal experiences  shares personal experiences
STRUCTURE OF experiences and feelings and feelings with some clarity and feelings with clarity and feelings with clarity and
may be aware of audience
LANGUAGE
 may retell something about a  retells a simple story,  retells a story, recounts an  retells a story, recounts an
story or recount part of an recounts an experience or experience or gives new experience or gives new
experience gives new information; some information; may use simple information; may use more
sequence errors and connectors (e.g. and, then) complex connectors (e.g.
omissions because, when, before)
 may use simple language to  with guidance, uses language  uses language to problem  uses appropriate language to
problem solve to problem solve solve problem solve

 may demonstrate emergent  demonstrates emergent skills  demonstrates emergent skills  demonstrates emergent skills
SOUNDS OF skills in a few phonological in some phonological in some phonological in most phonological
awareness areas (e.g. rhyme, awareness areas (e.g. rhyme, awareness areas (e.g. rhyme, awareness areas (e.g. rhyme,
LANGUAGE sounds syllables, words) sounds, syllables, words) sounds, syllables, words) sounds, syllables, words)

Adapted from Kindergarten Learner Project by SD36, December 2014

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