| Expresses
basic survival needs.
Participates in 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.
Attempts to participate in
conversations in non-routine social situations.
Speaks with hesitation and
pauses searching for vocabulary, and/or translating directly from primary
language.
May switch to primary language.
States simple personal inforamtion
on the telephone, but with difficulty. |
Elaborates
ideas a little on familiar subjects. May elaborate by saying other
words or phrases of similar meaning that express the original idea.
Explains ideas using learned
phrases or very simple sentences.
Answers questions with isolated
words or simple sentences.
Has difficulty comprehending
wh- questions that are not on very familiar topics.
Given familiar subjects,
will usually respond with a short simple sentence, sometimes two sentences
together. Sentences are often 4 to 8 words in length. |
Has
inconsistent control of basic grammatical forms and structures. Makes
frequent errors.
Short subject/verb/compliment
sentences are common. 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 mostly using the present tense forms. Attempts other tenses, but
mostly incorrect.
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