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English Language Development — Grade 4

Goal 2. Speaking — Intermediate Low

Goal 2. Speaking

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Intermediate Low

Students will begin to use limited vocabulary to participate in discussions on familiar topics spoken at normal speed with periods of momentary silence. In addition, they may use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension. Learning objectives focus on identifying elements of a story, retelling text with limited vocabulary and adjectives, using decoding strategies to understand text, making predictions, using capitalization, editing writing for spelling and subject/verb agreement, writing logical sentences in sequence, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective IL 2.01
Use limited vocabulary on familiar topics in discussions with some momentary silence.
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Objective IL 2.02
Retell text using limited vocabulary, descriptive words, and paraphrasing with moments of silence.
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Objective IL 2.03
Use limited vocabulary to make oral presentations with moments of silence.
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Objective IL 2.04
Begin to be understood when speaking in English with some inconsistent use of grammatical forms and sounds, as well as periods of momentary silence
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