Standard 1

Other Maryland World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages sets

• Elementary
• Middle and High School
• Postsecondary

Learners can communicate on some very familiar topics using single words and phrases that they have practiced and memorized. 1.1.NL.A

Learners can communicate on very familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases that they have practiced and memorized.1.1.NM.A

Learners can communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences sometimes supported by memorized language.1.1.NH.A

Learners can usually handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.1.1.NH.B

Learners can participate in conversations on a number of familiar topics using simple sentences. 1.1.IL.A

Learners can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions. 1.1.IL.B

Learners can participate in conversations on familiar topics using sentences and series of sentences.1.1.IM.A

Learners can handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering a variety of questions.1.1.IM.B

Learners can usually say what they want to say about themselves and their everyday lives.1.1.IM.C

Learners can participate with ease and confidence in conversations on familiar topics.1.1.IH.A

Learners can usually talk about events and experiences in various time frames.1.1.IH.B

Learners can usually describe people, places, and things. 1.1.IH.C

Learners can handle social interactions in everyday situations, sometimes even when there is an unexpected complication.1.1.IH.D

Learners can participate in conversations about familiar topics that go beyond their everyday lives. 1.1.AL.A

Learners can talk in an organized way and with some detail about events and experiences in various time frames. 1.1.AL.B

Learners can describe people, places, and things in an organized way and with some detail. 1.1.AL.C

Learners can handle a familiar situation with an unexpected complication.1.1.AL.D

Learners can express themselves fully not only on familiar topics but also on some concrete social, academic, and professional topics.1.1.AM.A

Learners can talk in detail and in an organized way about events and experiences in various time frames.1.1.AM.B

Learners can confidently handle routine situations with an unexpected complication.1.1.AM.C

Learners can share their points of view in discussions on some complex issues.1.1.AM.D

Learners can express themselves freely and spontaneously, and for the most part accurately, on concrete topics and on most complex issues. 1.1.AH.A

Learners can usually support their opinion and develop hypotheses on topics of particular interest or personal expertise.1.1.AH.B

Learners can communicate with ease, accuracy, and fluency. 1.1.S.A

Learners can participate fully and effectively in discussions on a variety of topics in formal and informal settings. 1.1.S.B

Learners can discuss at length complex issues by structuring arguments and developing hypotheses.1.1.S.C

Learners can recognize a few memorized words and phrases when they hear them spoken.1.2L.NL.A

Learners can recognize some familiar words and phrases when they hear them spoken.1.2L.NM.A

Learners can often understand words, phrases, and simple sentences related to everyday life. 1.2L.NH.A

Learners can recognize pieces of information and sometimes understand the main topic of what is being said.1.2L.NH.B

Learners can understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies.1.2L.IL.A

Learners can understand the main idea of simple conversations that they overhear. 1.2L.IL.B

Learners can understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. 1.2L.IM.A

Learners can understand the main idea in conversations that they overhear.1.2L.IM.B

Learners can easily understand the main idea in messages and presentations on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests and studies. 1.2L.IH.A

Learners can usually understand a few details of what they overhear in conversations, even when something unexpected is expressed. 1.2L.IH.B

Learners can sometimes follow what they hear about events and experiences in various time frames.1.2L.IH.C

Learners can understand the main idea and some supporting details in organized speech on a variety of topics of personal and general interest. 1.2L.AL.A

Learners can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames.1.2L.AL.B

Learners can understand information presented in a variety of genres on familiar topics, even when something unexpected is expressed.1.2L.AL.C

Learners can understand the main idea and most supporting detail on a variety of topics of personal and general interest, as well as some topics of professional interest.1.2L.AM.A

Learners can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames. 1.2L.AM.B

Learners can understand information presented in most genres, even when not familiar with the topic. 1.2L.AM.C

Learners can easily follow narrative, informational, and descriptive speech.1.2L.AH.A

Learners can understand discussions on most topics that deal with special interests, unfamiliar situations, and abstract concepts.1.2L.AH.B

Learners can sometimes follow extended arguments and different points of view.1.2L.AH.C

Learners can follow a wide range of academic and professional discourse on abstract and specialized topics. 1.2L.S.A

Learners can understand all standard dialects. 1.2L.S.B

Learners can sometimes infer complex meaning that requires deep understanding of the culture.1.2L.S.C

 Learners can recognize a few letters or characters.1.2R.NL.A

Learners can identify a few memorized words and phrases when they read.1.2R.NL.B

Learners can recognize some letters or characters.1.2R.NM.A

Learners can understand some learned or memorized words and phrases when they read.1.2R.NM.B

Learners can understand familiar words, phrases, and sentences within short and simple texts related to everyday life.1.2R.NH.A

Learners can sometimes understand the main idea of what they have read.1.2R.NH.B

Learners can understand the main idea of short and simple texts when the topic is familiar.1.2R.IL.A

Learners can understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life and personal interests or studies.1.2R.IM.A

Learners can easily understand the main idea of texts related to everyday life, personal interests, and studies.1.2R.IH.A

Learners can sometimes follow stories and descriptions about events and experiences in various time frames.1.2R.IH.B

Learners can understand the main idea and some supporting details on a variety of topics of personal and general interest. 1.2R.AL.A

Learners can follow stories and descriptions of some length and in various time frames and genres.1.2R.AL.B

Learners can understand the main idea and most supporting details in texts on a variety of topics of personal and general interest, as well as some professional topics.1.2R.AM.A

Learners can follow stories and descriptions of considerable length and in various time frames.1.2R.AM.B

Learners can understand texts written in a variety of genres, even when they are unfamiliar with the topic.1.2R.AM.C

Learners can easily follow narrative, informational, and descriptive texts.1.2R.AH.A

Learners can understand what they read on most topics that deal with special interests, unfamiliar situations, and abstract concepts.1.2R.AH.B

Learners can sometimes understand extended arguments and different points of view.1.2R.AH.C

Learners can follow academic, professional, and literary texts on a wide range of both familiar and unfamiliar subjects.1.2R.S.A

Learners can sometimes infer complex meaning that requires analysis and deep understanding of the culture.1.2R.S.B

Learners can present information about themselves and some other very familiar topics using single words or memorized phrases.1.3S.NL.A

Learners can present information about themselves and some other very familiar topics using a variety of words, phrases, and memorized expressions.1.3S.NM.A

Learners can present basic information on familiar topics using language they have practiced using phrases and simple sentences.1.3S.NH.A

Learners can present information on most familiar topics using a series of simple sentences.1.3S.IL.A

Learners can make presentations on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected sentences.1.3S.IM.A

Learners can make presentations in a generally organized way on school, work, and community topics, and on topics they have researched.1.3S.IH.A

Learners can make presentations on some events and experiences in various time frames.1.3S.IH.B

Learners can deliver organized presentations, appropriate to their audience, on a variety of topics.1.3S.AL.A

Learners can present information about events and experiences in various time frames.1.3S.AL.B

Learners can deliver well-organized presentations on concrete social, academic, and professional topics.1.3S.AM.A

Learners can present detailed information about events and experiences in various time frames.1.3S.AM.B

Learners can deliver detailed presentations, usually with accuracy, clarity, and precision, on a variety of topics and issues related to community interests and some special fields of expertise.1.3S.AH.A

Learners can deliver detailed presentations with accuracy, clarity, and precision to a wide variety of audiences on topics and issues ranging from broad general interests to areas of specialized expertise.1.3S.S.A

Learners can copy some familiar words, characters, or phrases.1.3W.NL.A

Learners can write lists and memorized phrases on familiar topics.1.3W.NM.A

Learners can write short messages and notes on familiar topics related to everyday life.1.3W.NH.A

Learners can write briefly about most familiar topics and present information using a series of simple sentences.1.3W.IL.A

Learners can write on a wide variety of familiar topics using connected sentences.1.3W.IM.A

Learners can write on topics related to school, work, and community in a generally organized way.1.3W.IH.A

 Learners can write some simple paragraphs about events and experiences in various time frames.1.3W.IH.B

Learners can deliver organized presentations, appropriate to their audience, on a variety of topics. 1.3W.AL.A

Learners can present information about events and experiences in various time frames.1.3W.AL.B

Learners can write on general interest, academic, and professional topics. 1.3W.AM.A

Learners can write organized paragraphs about events and experiences in various time frames.1.3W.AM.B

Learners can write extensively with significant precision and detail on a variety of topics, most complex issues, and some special fields of expertise.1.3W.AH.A

Learners can write about complex and abstract issues ranging from topics of broad general interests to areas of specialized expertise using standard structure, lexicon, and writing protocols.1.3W.S.A