STANDARD 7.1 (COMMUNICATION) Novice-Mid Learner Range
| According to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), students beginning the study of a second language in kindergarten, in a program that meets a minimum of 3 times a week for thirty minutes, should meet the following cumulative progress indicators by the end of Grade 2. |
Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators
A. Interpretive Mode (understanding and interpretation of spoken or written communication)
- Demonstrate comprehension of simple, oral directions, commands, and requests through appropriate physical response.
- Recognize common gestures, intonation, and other visual or auditory cues of the target culture.
- Identify familiar people, places, and objects based on oral and/or simple written descriptions.
- Comprehend brief oral exchanges on familiar topics.
- Grade level appropriate health topics (e.g., wellness, feelings and emotions)
- Grade level appropriate science topics (e.g., weather and seasons)
- Connect the learning of the target language to information studied
in other core content areas.
- Grade level appropriate mathematics concepts (e.g., use of numbers to count, measure, label, or locate)
- Grade level appropriate health topics (e.g., nutrition and food groups)
- Listen to simple passages from age-appropriate, culturally authentic
selections for enjoyment and information.
- Recognition of key words
- Main idea
B. Interpersonal Mode (direct oral or written communication)
- Give and follow simple oral directions, commands, and requests for participating in age-appropriate classroom and cultural activities.
- Imitate appropriate gestures and intonation of the target culture during greetings, leave-takings, and daily interactions.
- Ask and respond to simple questions, make requests, and express preferences using memorized words and phrases.
- Exchange information using words, phrases, and short sentences practiced
in class on familiar topics or topics studied in other core content areas.
- Grade level appropriate social studies topics (e.g., symbols of American and target culture: flags, famous places, regions, and monuments)
- Grade level appropriate mathematics concepts (e.g., numerical operations: addition/subtraction of 2-digit numbers; counting and performing simple computations with coins)
- Grade level appropriate science topics (e.g., plant and animal characteristics)
- Exchange basic information about the main characters, main idea, and setting from age-appropriate, culturally authentic selections.
C. Presentational Mode (spoken or written communication for an audience)
- Imitate, recite, and/or dramatize simple poetry, rhymes, songs, and skits.
- Copy/write words, phrases, or simple guided texts on familiar topics.
- Grade level appropriate mathematics concepts (e.g., calendar/time; color/shape/size of objects)
- Grade level appropriate science concepts (e.g., comparing and contrasting living and nonliving things)
- Present orally or in writing information from age-appropriate, culturally
authentic selections.
- Grade level appropriate language arts literacy activities (e.g., contributing to teacher-directed shared writing activities; illustrating stories, or drawing and labeling pictures, charts, or diagrams)
- Name and label tangible products and imitate practices from the target
culture.
- Grade level appropriate visual and performing arts activities (e.g., song, dance, and drama of the target culture)
- Grade level appropriate social studies activities (e.g., participation in culturally authentic experiences such as preparing and eating meals and snacks, playing authentic games, holiday celebrations)
