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Arkansas English Language Proficiency Standards

K–12 Standards

Kindergarten
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An ELL can construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.K.1

1
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a very limited set of strategies from read-alouds and oral presentations of information or stories. to:K.1.1
1. a
  identify a few key wordsK.1.1.a
2
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an emerging set of strategies from read-alouds and oral presentations. to:K.1.2
1. a
  identify some key words and phrasesK.1.2.a
3
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a developing set of strategies from read-alouds and oral presentations to:K.1.3
1. a
  identify main topicsK.1.3.a
2. b
  ask and answer questions about key detailsK.1.3.b
4
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use an increasing range of strategies from read-alouds, picture books, and oral presentations to: K.1.4
1. a
  identify main topicsK.1.4.a
2. b
  answer questions about key details or parts of storiesK.1.4.b
3. c
  retell events K.1.4.c
5
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), use a wide range of strategies from read-alouds, picture books, and oral presentations. to:K.1.5
1. a
  identify main topicsK.1.5.a
2. b
  answer questions about key detailsK.1.5.b
3. c
  retell familiar storiesK.1.5.c

An ELL can participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.K.2

1
about familiar topicsK.2.1
1. a
  listen with limited participation in short conversationsK.2.1.a
2. b
  respond to simple yes/no and some wh- questionsK.2.1.b
2
about familiar topics.K.2.2
1. a
  participate in short conversationsK.2.2.a
2. b
  respond to simple yes/no and wh- questionsK.2.2.b
3
about familiar topics.K.2.3
1. a
  participate in short conversations K.2.3.a
2. b
  follow some rules for discussionK.2.3.b
3. c
  respond to simple yes/no and wh- questionsK.2.3.c
4
about a variety of topics. K.2.4
1. a
  participate in conversations and discussionsK.2.4.a
2. b
  ask and answer simple questionsK.2.4.b
3. c
  follow increasing number of rules for discussionK.2.4.c
5
about a variety of topics.K.2.5
1. a
  participate in conversations and discussionsK.2.5.a
2. b
  ask and answer questionsK.2.5.b
3. c
  follow rules for discussionK.2.5.c

An ELL can speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.K.3

1
about familiar topics or experiences.K.3.1
1. a
  communicate simple information or feelingsK.3.1.a
2
about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.3.2
1. a
  communicate simple information or feelingsK.3.2.a
3
about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.3.3
1. a
  communicate information or feelingsK.3.3.a
4
about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.K.3.4
1. a
  tell or dictate simple messagesK.3.4.a
5
about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.K.3.5
1. a
  make simple oral presentationsK.3.5.a
2. b
  compose short written textsK.3.5.b

An ELL can construct grade-appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.K.4

1
about a familiar topic, showing limited controlK.4.1
1. a
  express a feeling or opinionK.4.1.a
2
about a familiar topic, showing emerging control.K.4.2
1. a
  express an opinion or preferenceK.4.2.a
3
about a familiar topic or story, showing developing control.K.4.3
1. a
  express an opinion or preferenceK.4.3.a
4
about a variety of topics or stories, showing increasing control.K.4.4
1. a
  express an opinion or preferenceK.4.4.a
5
about a variety of topics or stories, showing increasing control.K.4.5
1. a
  express an opinion or preferenceK.4.5.a

An ELL can conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.K.5

1
with prompting and support from adults,K.5.1
1. a
  recall information from experience or from a provided source.K.5.1.a
2
with prompting and support from adults,K.5.2
1. a
  recall information from experience or use information from a provided source to answer a question.K.5.2.a
3
with prompting and support from adults, showing developing controlK.5.3
1. a
  recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a questionK.5.3.a
4
with prompting and support from adults, showing increasing controlK.5.4
1. a
  recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a questionK.5.4.a
5
with prompting and support from adults, showing increasing controlK.5.5
1. a
  recall information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a questionK.5.5.a

An ELL can analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.K.6

1
[Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.6.1
2
[Standard introduced at Level 4.] K.6.2
3
[Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.6.3
4
with prompting and support,K.6.4
1. a
  identify a reason an author or speaker gives to support a point.K.6.4.a
5
with prompting and support,K.6.5
1. a
  Identify appropriate reasons an author or speaker gives to support main points.K.6.5.a

An ELL can adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.K.7

1
[Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.7.1
2
[Standard introduced at Level 4.]K.7.2
3
[Standard introduced at Level 4.] K.7.3
4
Level 4K.7.4
1. a
  show a developing awareness of the difference between appropriate language for the playground and language for the classroom.K.7.4.a
5
Level 5K.7.5
1. a
  show awareness of differences between informal (“playground speech”) and language appropriate to the classroomK.7.5.a
2. b
  use some words learned through conversations, reading, and being read to.K.7.5.b

An ELL can determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.K.8

1
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.8.1
1. a
  recognize the meaning of a few frequently occurring wordsK.8.1.a
2
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.8.2
1. a
  recognize the meaning of some frequently occurring words and phrasesK.8.2.a
3
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.K.8.3
1. a
  answer questions to help determine the meaning of some words and phrasesK.8.3.a
4
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about a variety of topics, experiences, or events. K.8.4
1. a
  answer and sometimes ask questions about the meaning of words and phrasesK.8.4.a
5
with prompting and support (including context and visual aids), in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.K.8.5
1. a
  answer and ask questions about the meaning of words and phrasesK.8.5.a

An ELL can create clear and coherent gradeappropriate speech and text.K.9

1
[Standard introduced at Level 3.]K.9.1
2
[Standard introduced at Level 3.]K.9.2
3
with support (including visual aids, context), with developing control of some frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, then).K.9.3
1. a
  retell several events from experience or a familiar storyK.9.3.a
4
with support (including visual aids, context), with increasingly independent control of frequently occurring linking words.K.9.4
1. a
  retell a simple sequence of events from experience or a familiar storyK.9.4.a
5
with support (including visual aids), using frequently occurring linking words.K.9.5
1. a
  retell a short sequence of events from experience or a familiar story, with a beginning, middle, and endK.9.5.a

An ELL can make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade-appropriate speech and writing.K.10

1
with support (including context and visual aids),K.10.1
1. a
  recognize and use a small number of frequently occurring nouns and verbsK.10.1.a
2. b
  understand and respond to simple questions.K.10.1.b
2
with support (including context and visual aids), in shared language activities.K.10.2
1. a
  recognize and use frequently occurring nouns, verbs, and short phrases K.10.2.a
2. b
  respond to yes/no and whquestionsK.10.2.b
3. c
  produce a few simple sentencesK.10.2.c
3
with support (including context and visual aids), in shared language activities.K.10.3
1. a
  recognize and use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, and prepositionsK.10.3.a
2. b
  use and respond to question wordsK.10.3.b
3. c
  produce simple sentencesK.10.3.c
4
with support (context and visual aids), in shared language activities.K.10.4
1. a
  recognize and use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, and prepositionsK.10.4.a
2. b
  use and respond to question words;K.10.4.b
3. c
  produce and expand simple sentencesK.10.4.c
5
with increasing independence, in shared language activities.K.10.5
1. a
  use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, prepositions, and question wordsK.10.5.a
2. b
  ask and answer interrogatives (whquestions)K.10.5.b
3. c
  produce and expand simple sentencesK.10.5.c

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What grade levels do these standards cover?: Kindergarten
Where can I read the official document?: Arkansas English Language Proficiency Standards

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