| Expresses
basic survival needs.
Participates in simple conversations
in routine social situations using learned phrases and simple sentences.
Still uses gestures but does not rely on them. Begins to show signs
of spontaneity but generally does not go beyond the given subject.
May attempt to participate
in conversations in non-routine social situations.
Speaks with hesitation and
frequent pauses. May switch to primary language.
States simple personal information
on the telephone, but with difficulty. |
Elaborates
ideas a little on familiar subjects. May elaborate by saying words
and phrases of similar meaning that express the original idea.
Explanations usually consist
of a series of simple sentences. Asks and responds to questions on
familiar topics, with learned phrases and simple sentences.
Given familiar subjects,
will usually respond to questions with a short simple sentence, sometimes
2 sentences together.
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Has
inconsistent control of basic grammatical forms and structures. Makes
frequent errors.
Sentences generally consist
of subject + verb + complement. May attempt compound sentences with
'and'.
Uses some basic modifiers
(articles, possessive pronouns, adjectives) but is inconsistent and makes
frequent errors.
Greater variety of verbs
emerging. Generally uses present tense forms. Attempts other
tenses but they are often incorrect.
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