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EL Proficiency Level Continuum

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    Emerging As An English Learner

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    Entering

    Entering the US public School system with limited receptive and productive English Skills
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    Progress in Emerging

    Start to respond to more varied communication tasks using learned words and phrases.
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    Exiting Emerging

    Have basic English communication skills in social and academic contexts
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    Expanding As An English Learner

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    Progress in Expanding

    Move from being able to refashion learned phrases and sentences.
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    To Expanding

    Engage in using the English language in more complex, cognitively demanding situations
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    Exit Expanding

    Use English to learn and communicate about a range of topics and academic content areas.
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    Bridging As An English Learner

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    Progress for Bridging

    Communicate in ways appropriate to different tasks, purposes, and audiences in a variety of social and academic contexts.
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    To Bridging

    Refine and enhance their English Language competencies in a broader range of contexts
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    Exiting the Bridge to RFEP

    Communicate effectively with various audiences on a wide range of familiar and new topics to meet academic demands in a variety of disciplines