(N/A)
Student must achieve at this level to earn the NYS Seal of Biliteracy.
Tasks the speaker is able to handle in a consistent, sustained and spontaneous manner.
Quantity and organization of language: word - phrase-sentence-connected sentences-paragraph-extended discourse
Grammatical accuracy, level appropriate vocabulary, level of fluency
Quality of engagement and interaction; how one advances the conversation and negotiates meaning when there is a breakdown in communication
How well the speaker is understood by both sympathetic native speakers and those unaccustomed to non-native speakers