La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXI-2309

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section CXI-2309 - Proficiency Levels
A.
1. The English Language Development Standards (ELDS) levels are:
a. Level 1, Beginning Proficiency;
b. Level 2, Lower Intermediate Proficiency;
c. Level 3, Upper Intermediate Proficiency;
d. Level 4, Advanced Proficiency; and
e. Level 5, Full English Proficiency.
2. The name of the proficiency levels align with ELDS. The definition of each level is also consistent with the definitions of ELDS.
B. Proficiency Level Definitions
1. Listening Proficiency Levels

Level I, Beginning Proficiency-a student at this level is beginning to understand short utterances.

Level II, Lower Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level understands simple statements, directions, and questions.

Level III, Upper Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level understands standard speech delivered in most settings.

Level IV, Advanced Proficiency-a student at this level can identify main ideas and relevant details of discussions or presentations on a wide range of topics.

Level V, Full English Proficiency-a student at this level can understand and identify main idea(s) and relevant details of extended discussions or presentations on a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar topics.

2. Speaking Proficiency Levels

Level I, Beginning Proficiency-a student at this level is beginning to use gestures and simple words to communicate.

Level II, Lower Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can use appropriate strategies to initiate and respond to simple conversation.

Level III, Upper Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can communicate orally with some hesitation.

Level IV, Advanced Proficiency-a student at this level can actively engage in most communicative situations familiar and unfamiliar.

Level V, Full English Proficiency-a student at this level is fluent and accurate in language production.

3. Reading Proficiency Levels

Level I, Beginning Proficiency-a student at this level is beginning to understand simple printed material.

Level II, Lower Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can understand the general message of basic reading passages.

Level III, Upper Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can understand descriptive materials within familiar contexts and some complex narratives.

Level IV, Advanced Proficiency-a student at this level can understand the context of most text in the academic areas with support.

Level V, Full English Proficiency-a student at this level can use reading strategies the same as their native English-speaking peers to derive meaning from a wide range of both social and academic texts.

4. Writing Proficiency Levels

Level I, Beginning Proficiency-a student at this level is beginning to develop communicative writing skills.

Level II, Lower Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can compose short informative passages on very familiar topics.

Level III, Upper Intermediate Proficiency-a student at this level can write simple texts and short reports.

Level IV, Advanced Proficiency-a student at this level can write multi-paragraph essays, journal entries, personal/business letters, and creative texts in an organized fashion with some errors.

Level V, Full English Proficiency-a student at this level can write fluently using language structures, technical vocabulary, and appropriate writing conventions with some circumlocutions (wordy or indirect language).

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXI-2309

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 33:259 (February 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 20 USCS, Section 6311.