HOLISTIC ORAL LANGUAGE SCORING RUBRICS
Rating
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Description
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6
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- communicates competently in social and classroom settings
- speaks fluently
- masters a variety of grammatical structures
- uses extensive vocabulary
- understands classroom discussion without difficulty
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5
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- speaks in social and classroom settings with sustained and connected discourse; any errors do not interfere with meaning
- uses a variety of structures with occasional grammar errors
- uses varied vocabulary
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4
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- initiates and sustains a conversation with descriptors and details; exhibits self-confidence in social situations, begins to communicate in classroom settings
- speaks with occasional hesitation
- uses some complex sentences
- uses adequate vocabulary; some word usage irregularities
- understands classroom discussions
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3
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- begins to initiate conversation
- uses predominantly present tense verbs; demonstrates errors of omission
- uses limited vocabulary
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2
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- begins to communicate personal and survival needs
- speaks in single-word utterances and short patterns
- uses functional vocabulary
- understands words or phrases
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1
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- begins to name concrete objects
- repeat words and phrases
- understands little or no English
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Adapted from a rating scale developed by ESL teachers Portfolio Assessment Group (Grades 1-12) Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, U.S.A.
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