Level 1 (Beginning)
Level 2 (Developing)
Level 3 (Expanding)
Level 4 (Bridging)
Level 5 (Extending)
100
What do ELLs rely on in learning 
Their first language 
100
What do they start to understand outside of the classroom
Social norms 
100
What kind of activities are they most competent in at this stage of development 
social activities 
100
what kind of behavior do ELLs have at this point 
Observe and Rehearse 
100
What are ELLs able to do with both languages 
Transition between the two with ease
200
Who do ELLs seek during breaks 
Language 1 speakers 
200
what do ELLs use for new routines 
visual cues 
200
Where do most ELLs have the most errors 
New content, grammar, tenses
200
what kind of questions do ELLs have 
about metaphoric language 
200
ELLs do a variety of what to close language gap
strategies 
300
What kind of learning do they rely on 
Visuals 
300
what do ELLs do before conducting a task 
watch others 
300
what kind of questions do ELLs respond best to at this stage of development 
the five W's:

who, what, when, where, why 

300
what kind of learning are they able to do at this point 
Read to learn 
300
What type of fluency do ELLs have with their speech 
Native-Like 
400
What do ELLs rely on in reading
Picture cues 
400
What kind of interactions do they start to perform in 
Social interactions
400
what kind of vocab words are they using
daily living words 
400
able to respond to what type of questions
hypothetical 
400
What do ELLs do with visual models now 
use for abstract language concepts support
500
What do ELLs decode with or without understanding 
the english language 
500
What do ELLs do in order to comprehend the information 
First language translation 
500
what level of writing do ELLs have at this point 
complex sentences and basic paragraphs 
500
what do ELLs add to their writing at this point 
Sentence variety 
500
What do ELLs wish for 
to no longer be considered ELLs
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