ELD PREREQUISITE STANDARDS 

BY ENGLISH PROFICIENCY LEVEL

Kindergarten through Grade 2

LISTENING and SPEAKING

Beginning

• Respond to simple directions and questions using physical actions and other means of non-verbal communication. 
• Answer simple questions (about familiar topics and immediate, concrete surroundings) with one to two-word responses.

Early Intermediate

• Recite rhymes, songs and simple stories.

Intermediate

• Retell stories and talk about school related activities using expanded vocabulary, descriptive words, and paraphrasing.

Early Advanced

• Retell stories in greater detail including characters, setting, and plot.

Advanced

• Narrate and paraphrase events in greater detail, using more extended vocabulary.

READING - Word Analysis

Beginning

• Recognize English phonemes that correspond to phonemes students already hear and produce.

Early Intermediate

• Identify and produce rhyming words in response to an oral prompt.
• Benchmark standards below apply to 1st and 2nd grades only
• Distinguish initial, medial, and final sounds in single-syllable words.

Intermediate

• Track (move sequentially from sound to sound) and represent the number, sameness/difference, and order of two and three isolated phonemes (e.g.,/f,s,th/ ,/j,d, j/).
• Benchmark standards below apply to 1st and 2nd grades only
• Blend two to four phonemes into recognizable words e.g., /c/a/t/ = cat; /f/l/a/t/ = flat). 
  Segment single syllable words into their components (e.g., /c/a/t/ = cat; /s/p/l/a/t/ - splat; /r/i/ch –rich). 
• Recognize sound/symbol relationship and basic word formation rules in phrases, simple sentences, or simple text. 

Early Advanced

• The student will track (move sequentially from sound to sound) and represent changes in simple syllables and words with two and three sounds as one sound is added, substituted, omitted, shifted, repeated (e.g., vowel-consonant-vowel, and consonant-vowel-consonant).
• Benchmark standards below apply to 1st and 2nd grades only
• Use common English morphemes to derive meaning in oral and silent reading (e.g., basic syllabication rules, regular and irregular plurals, and basic phonics).

Advanced

• Apply knowledge of common morphemes to derive meaning in oral and silent reading (e.g., basic syllabication rules, regular and irregular plurals, and basic phonics).

READING - Fluency and Systematic Vocabulary Development

Beginning

• Retell simple stories using drawings, words, or phrases.

Early Intermediate

• Read simple vocabulary, phrases, and sentences independently, as grade-level appropriate.

Intermediate

• Apply knowledge of content-related vocabulary to discussions and reading.

Early Advanced

• Use decoding skills and knowledge of academic and social vocabulary to begin independent reading.

Advanced

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

READING - Reading Comprehension

Beginning

• Understand and follow simple one-step directions for classroom or work-related activities. 
• Respond orally to stories read to them by answering factual comprehension questions using one- or two-word responses.

Early Intermediate

• Understand and follow simple two-step directions of classroom or work-related activities. 
• Respond orally to simple stories read to them by answering factual comprehension questions using phrases or simple sentences. 
• Use the content of a story to draw logical inferences.

Intermediate

• Understand and follow some multi-step directions for classroom-related activities. 
• Read and use simple sentences to orally respond to stories by answering factual comprehension questions.

Early Advanced

• Read and use detailed sentences to orally identify the main idea and use the idea to draw inferences about text. 
• Write a brief story summary (three or four complete sentences).

Advanced

• Prepare an oral or written summary or other information using a variety of comprehension strategies (e.g., generate and respond to questions, draw inferences, compare information from several sources), with literature and content area texts.

READING - Literary Response and Analysis

Beginning

• Draw pictures related to a work of literature identifying setting and characters.

Early Intermediate

• Orally identify setting and characters using simple sentences and vocabulary.

Intermediate

• Use expanded vocabulary and descriptive words for oral and written responses to simple texts.

Early Advanced

• Read and orally identify literary elements of plot, setting, and characters.

Advanced

• Compare and contrast literary elements of different authors.

K-2 WRITING - Conventions

Beginning

• Write his or her name with a capitalized first letter.

Early Intermediate

• Use capital letters to begin a sentence and for proper nouns.

Intermediate

• Produce independent writing that is understood when read by others, but may include inconsistent use of capitalization, periods, and correct spelling.

Early Advanced

• Produce independent writing that may include some inconsistent use of capitalization, periods, and correct spelling. 
• Use standard word order with some inconsistent grammatical forms (e.g., subject/verb agreement).

Advanced

• Use complete sentences and correct word order. 
  Edit writing for punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

 

K-2 WRITING: Strategies and Applications

Beginning

• Write a few words or phrases about an event or character from a story read aloud.

Early Intermediate 

• Write invitations and simple thank you notes with support. 
• Write simple sentences about an event or character from a story read aloud.

Intermediate

• Write a friendly letter of a few lines. 
• Write simple sentences appropriate for language arts and other content areas (e.g. math, science, social studies). 
• Write short narrative stories that include the elements of setting and character.

Early Advanced

• Use complex vocabulary and sentences appropriate for language arts and other content areas, such as math, science, social studies. 
• Write short narratives that include the elements of a story such as setting, character and plot.

Advanced

• Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus while writing in language arts and other content areas, such as math, science, and social studies. 
• Write short narrative stories that include the elements of a story, such as setting, character and plot.