Small Group Manual 2019-2020

By the end of each of the given levels of English language proficiency * English language learners can...

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ELP Level 1 Entering

ELP Level 2 Emerging

ELP Level 3 Developing

ELP Level 4 Expanding

ELP Level 5 Bridging

ELP Level 6 Reaching

Discuss by • Expressing own ideas through

Discuss by • Asking yes or no

Discuss by • Initiating and maintaining conversationss • Challenging ideas respectfully • Listening to, building, and extending ideas

Discuss by • Negotiating

Discuss by • Expressing

Discuss by • Sharing topic-

questions to request clarification

agreement in small groups

own ideas and supporting ideas of others solutions to resolve conflict in small groups

related information • Building on remarks of others by linking comments • Maintaining audience engagement through specific language and body movement

drawings, gestures, words and phrases

• Recognizing how

• Expressing own

• Expressing agreement/

different intonation conveys different meanings

ideas consistent with the topic discussed

• Proposing new

disagreement nonverbally (e.g., thumbs up or down)

ORAL LANGUAGE

*Except for Level 6, for which there is no ceiling.

KEY USE OF DISCUSS

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