EMERGING - 1

DEMONSTRATING - 2

MASTERING - 3

EXCELLING - 4

Good listeners

Basic skills and simple responses.

Knows different sounds and speech.

Good focus to understand sound and speech to a high level.

Good focus to understand sound and speech to an excellent level; good memory.

Speaking first and second languages

Begins to understand with help.

Knows and can repeat in one's own words.

Can explain and repeat with skill.

Explains, repeats, and discovers with great skill.

Reading

Needs a lot of help to read.

Can sometimes read / solve problems by oneself.

Can read / solve problems by oneself.

Reads with skill and solves problems by oneself.

Writing

Needs a lot of help to write.

Can sometimes write by oneself.

Can write by oneself.

Writes with skill by oneself.

Self Expression

Needs help to express self.

Can express thoughts and feelings.

Can express complex thoughts and feelings.

Able to think and choose the best way to express self.

Using Media

Cannot.

Needs help to express oneself using media.

Uses media to express oneself creatively.

Uses many media to express oneself in an advanced, creative way.