Intermediate EB students have the ability to understand simple, high-frequency spoken English used in routine academic and social settings. Advanced EB students have the ability to …

Proficiency level descriptors (PLDs) describe how well EB students at each proficiency level can understand and use English to engage in grade-appropriate academic instruction. There are …

Proficiency Level Descriptors. PLDs describe typical ways multilingual learners might develop across six levels of English proficiency. They help us see how students are growing in their …

Proficiency As an essential component of the ELPA21 Standards, the Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs) are a tool for assessing an English learner’s degree of language …

This snapshot will give K-12 educators ideas on how to apply the Proficiency Level Descriptors as they consider scaffolding practices that support multilingual students in meeting grade level …

The following proficiency level descriptors describe observable student behaviors in the listening domain when provided linguistically accommodated instruction in each content area. …

and their Definitions, Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLD) are provided for more specific understanding of students’ English ability at each proficiency level and grade span. The PLD …

• (d) Proficiency level descriptors* *Note: For ease of use, the proficiency-level descriptor charts included in the following pages are from TELPAS, an assessment used to determine a …

Discourse and Word/Phrase Dimensions for each of the proficiency levels described below. Connected text with a variety of sentences (e.g., simple, compound, and complex sentences). …

These descriptors define the stages of second language acquisition and are referred to as English language proficiency levels.