ELD PREREQUISITE STANDARDS 

BY ENGLISH PROFICIENCY LEVEL

Grades 9-12

• Ask and answer questions using simple sentences or phrases.

Early Intermediate

• Restate in simple sentences the main idea of oral presentations of subject matter content.

Intermediate

• Listen to and retell stories or information identifying key concepts and details.

Early Advanced

• Summarize literary pieces in greater detail, including character, setting, and plot.

Advanced

• Differentiate between fact/opinion and cause/effect.

• Recognize most common English morphemes in phrases and simple sentences (e.g., basic syllabication rules, phonics, regular and irregular plurals).

Early Intermediate

• Use common English morphemes in oral and silent reading.

Intermediate

• Apply knowledge of common English morphemes in oral and silent reading to derive meaning from literature and texts in content areas.

Early Advanced

• Apply knowledge of word relationships, such as roots and affixes to derive meaning from literature and texts in content areas (e.g., remove, extend).

Advanced

• Apply knowledge of word relationships, such as roots and affixes, to derive meaning from literature and texts in content areas (e.g., remove, extend).

• Read aloud simple words presented in literature and content area texts; demonstrate comprehension by using 1-2 words or simple sentence responses.

• Read own writing of narrative and expository text aloud with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression.

Intermediate

• Use decoding skills and knowledge of vocabulary, both academic and social, to read independently.

Early Advanced

• Read increasingly complex narrative and expository texts aloud with appropriate pacing, intonation and expression.

Advanced

• Apply knowledge of academic and social vocabulary to achieve independent reading.

• Understand and follow simple multi-step oral directions of classroom or work-related activities.
• Orally identify main ideas and some details of familiar literature and informational materials/public documents (e.g., newspaper, brochures, etc.) using key words or phrases.

Early Intermediate

• Identify and follow some multi-step directions for simple mechanical devices and basic forms.

Intermediate

• Understand and orally explain most multi-step directions for simple mechanical devices and for simple applications.
• Listen to an excerpt from a brief political speech and give an oral critique of the author’s evidence using simple sentences.
• Read and use detailed sentences to orally identify main ideas and use them to make predictions about informational, literary text, and text in content areas.

Early Advanced

• Apply knowledge of language to achieve meaning/comprehension from informational materials, literary texts, and texts in content areas.
• Prepare an oral and written report which evaluates the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of a claim (include a bibliography).

Advanced

• Apply knowledge of language to achieve meaning/comprehension from informational materials, literary texts, and texts in content areas.
• Prepare an oral and written report which evaluates the credibility of an author’s argument or defense of a claim (include a bibliography for the report).

• Identify a character from a familiar piece of literature using phrases or simple sentences.

Early Intermediate

• Briefly describe what a character is like by what he/she does in a familiar narration, dialogue, or drama, using simple sentences.

Intermediate

• Use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words and paraphrasing for oral and written responses to texts.
• Read and orally describe a character and explain the literary elements of theme, plot, setting, and character using detailed sentences.

Early Advanced

• Orally and in writing compare and contrast a similar theme or topic across several genres using detailed sentences.

Advanced

• Compare and contrast a similar theme or topic across genres and explain how the genre shapes the theme or topic

• Revise writing for proper use of final punctuation, capitals, and correct spelling.

Early Intermediate

• Edit writing for basic conventions (e.g., punctuation, capitalization, and spelling).

Intermediate

• Edit and correct basic grammatical structures and conventions of writing.

Early Advanced

• Create coherent paragraphs through effective transitions.

Advanced

• Create coherent paragraphs through effective transitions and parallel constructions.

• Write a brief narrative using a few simple sentences that include settling and some details.
• Write simple compositions such as descriptions and compare/contrast that have a main idea and some detail.

• Complete simple informational documents related to career development (e.g., bank forms and job applications).
• Use simple sentences to write responses to selected literature that exhibit factual understanding of the text and connect the student’s own experience to specific parts of the text.
• Write expository compositions such as descriptions, compare and contrast, and problem/solution that include a main idea and some details using simple sentences.

Intermediate

• Use basic strategies of note taking, outlining, and the writing process to structure drafts of simple essays, with consistent use of standard grammatical forms. (Some rules may not be evident).
• Write responses to selected literature that exhibit understanding of the text, using detailed sentences and transitions.
• Write brief expository compositions and reports of information that; a) include a thesis and some supporting details; b) provide information from primary sources; and c) organize and record information on charts and graphs.

Early Advanced

• Write job applications and resumes that are clear and purposeful and address the intended audience appropriately.
• Use strategies of note taking, outlining, and summarizing to structure drafts of clear, coherent, and focused essays with consistent use of standard grammatical forms.
• Write persuasive compositions that structure ideas and arguments in a logical way with consistent use of standard grammatical forms.

Advanced

• Use strategies of note taking, outlining, and summarizing to structure drafts of clear, coherent, and focused essays using standard grammatical forms.
• Write job applications and resumes that modify tone to fit purpose and audience and audience and follow the conventional format for the type of document.
• Write persuasive and expository compositions that include a clear thesis, describe organized points of support, and address counter-arguments.