Assessment Techniques by Language Acquisition Stages

Pre-production:
.Student points to the picture of a/the correct answer
.Student draws a picture illustrating a concept
.Student matches items
.Student acts out/demonstrates answers

Early Production:
.Student names answer
.Student matches one-word labels to answer
.Student states answers orally
.Student groups items
.Student responds to W (Who, What, When, Where) and yes/no questions

Speech Emergence:
.Recalling
.Retelling and restating
.Defining
. Explaining
.Comparing
.Summarizing and reporting
.Answering "how" and "why" questions
.Predicting

Intermediate Fluency:
.Explaining how and answer was achieved (oral and written)
.Essay writing
.Expressing opinions and judgments
.Using figurative language (oral and written)
.Analyzing and explaining data (oral and written)