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ESL Speaking Rubric

Speaking Rubric Assessment

Rubric Code: UB949A

By lc0323

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Subject: English

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: K-5

Speaking Rubric
	Beginning 1 pts	Intermediate 2 pts	Adanced 3 pts	Advanced High 4 pts
Complexity	Beginning student speaks single words or short phrases, uses memorized or highly familiar language, may be hesitant to speak and often gives up in their attempts to communicate	Intermediate student is able to express simple, original messages, speaks using sentences and participates in short conversations, may hesitate frequently and for long periods to communicate desired meaning	Adanced student is able to participate comfortably in most conversations with some pauses to restate, repeat, or search for words and phrases to clarify meaning	Advanced High student is able to participate in extended conversations with only occasional disruptions, hesitations, or pauses
Vocabulary	Beginning student speaks using a very limited bank of high-frequency, high need, concrete vocabulary, including key words and expressions needed for basic communication	Intermediate student speaks simply using basic vocabulary needed in everyday social interactions, rarely has vocabulary to speak in detail	Adanced student speaks using content-based and common abstract vocabulary, can usually speak in some detail on familiar topic	Advanced High student communicates effectively using abstract and content-based vocabulary, uses many of the idioms and colloquialisms as native English-speaking peers
Communication	Beginning student exhibits second language acquisition errors that may hinder overall communication	Intermediate student may exhibit second language acquisition that may hinder overall communication when trying to use complex or less familiar English	Adanced student may make errors that interfere somewhat with communication when using complex grammar structures, long sentences, and less familiar words and expressions	Advanced High student makes few second language acquisition errors that interfere with overall communication
Pronunciation	Beginning student typically uses pronunciation that significantly inhibits communication	Intermediate student uses pronunciation that can usually be understood by people accustomed to interacting with ELLs	Adanced student may mispronounce words, but uses pronunciation that can usually be understood by people not accustomed to interacting with ELLs	Advanced High student may mispronounce words, but rarely uses pronunciation that interferes with overall communication
Grammar	Beginning student lacks knowledge of English grammar necessary to connect ideas and speak in sentences, can sometimes produce sentences using highly familiar material	Intermediate student exhibits an emerging awareness of English grammar and speak using mostly simple sentence structures and simple tenses, is most comfortable speaking in present tense	Adanced student has a grasp on basic grammar features, including a basic ability to describe in present, past, and future tenses, has an emerging ability to use complex sentences and complex grammar features	Advanced High student can use English grammar structures and complex sentences to describe at a level nearly comparable to native English-speaking peers

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