Student Oral Language Observation Matrix
Student's Name: ___________________________________________________________ Grade ____________________________ Date: _________________________
Administered By (signature): _____________________________________________________ Language Observed: ____________________________________________
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A. Comprehension |
Cannot be said to understand even simple conversation. | Has great difficulty following what is said. Can comprehend only social conversation spoken slowly and with frequent repetitions. | Understands most of what is said at slower-than-normal speed with repetitions. | Understands nearly everything at normal speech. Although occasional repetition may be necessary. | Understands everyday conversation and normal classroom discussions. |
B. Fluency |
Speech so halting and fragmentary as to make conversation virtually impossible. | Usually hesitant: often forced into silence by language limitations. |
Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussion frequently disrupted by the student's search for the correct manner of expression |
Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussions generally fluent, with occasional lapses while the student searches for the correct manner of expression.
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Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussions fluent and effortless; approximating that of a native speaker. |
C. Vocabulary |
Vocabulary limitations so extreme as to make conversation virtually impossible. | Misuse of words and very limited: comprehension quite difficult. | Student frequently uses wrong words: conversation somewhat limited because of inadequate vocabulary. |
Student occasionally uses inappropriate terms and/or must rephrase ideas because of lexical inadequacies. | Use of vocabulary and idioms approximate that of a native speaker. |
D. Pronunciation |
Pronunciation problems so severe as to make speech virtually unintelligible. | Very hard to understand because of pronunciation problems. Must frequently repeat in order to make him/herself understood.
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Pronunciation problems necessitate concentration on the part of the listener and occasionally lead to misunderstanding. | Always intelligible, although the listener is conscious of a definite accent and occasional inappropriate intonation patterns. | Pronunciation and intonation approximate that of a native speaker. |
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E. Grammar |
Errors in grammar and word order so severe as to make speech virtually unintelligible. |
Grammar and word order errors make comprehension difficult. Must often rephrase and/or restrict him/herself to basic patterns.
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Makes frequent errors of grammar and word order that occasionally obscure meaning. | Occasionally makes grammatical and/or word order errors that do not obscure meaning. | Grammar and word order approximate that of a native speaker. |