CELDT+2



=__**CELDT (California English Language Development Test) LEVEL 2**__= Early Intermediate – Students performing at this level of English-language proficiency continue to develop receptive and productive English skills. They are able to identify and understand more concrete details during unmodified instruction. They may be able to respond with increasing ease to more varied communication and learning demands with a reduced number of errors. Oral and written production is usually limited to phrases and memorized statements and questions. Frequent errors still reduce communication.

__CELDT LEVEL 2__: Early Intermediate Stage

__DURATION__: 3 months to 1 year

__STUDENT BEHAVIORS__:
 * Speaks simple sentences
 * responds to open ended questions
 * retells events
 * reads basic vocab
 * may read simple sentences
 * frequent grammatical errors in speech (confuses he/she, him/her, infrequent use of irregular verbs)


 * "Tattle Tale Test"** - sign that they can move to the early intermediate level
 * ex. When an EL students runs up to you on the playground and "tells" on another student, you can be sure they are ready for this stage. They are able to relay their thoughts in English.

__Students are able to respond to open-ended questions__:
 * "What are you doing?"
 * "How do you feel?"

__During this stage__:
 * Students begin to read simple, predictable books with vivid illustrations.
 * They can recognize key vocabulary.
 * They have problems with irregular verbs.

__KEY STRATEGIES__:
 * collaborative chart stories
 * books with vivid illustrations
 * providing simple books with predictable sentence patterns
 * interactive journal writing using the students own words
 * direct instruction of key vocabulary