PROFICIENCY
BENCHMARKS
INTERPRETIVE COMMUNICATION-
MASTERY
PROFICIENCY BENCHMARK
I can understand the main message and supporting details on a wide variety of familiar and general interest topics across various time frames from complex, organized texts that are spoken, written, or signed.
What can I understand, interpret or analyze
in authentic informational texts that I hear, read or view?
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
I can identify the underlying message and some supporting details across major time frames in descriptive informational texts.
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
I can understand the underlying message and most supporting details
across major time frames in descriptive informational texts.
LEVEL 3
I can follow the flow of ideas and infer meaning from complex language on unfamiliar, abstract topics within informational texts.
What can I understand, interpret or analyze
in authentic fictional texts that I hear, read or view?
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
LEVEL 1
I can follow the main story and some supporting detail across major time frames in fictional texts.
LEVEL 2
I can follow the main story and most supporting details across major time frames in fictional texts.
LEVEL 3
I can follow the flow of ideas and some nuances from different viewpoints in most
fictional texts.
What can I understand, interpret or analyze in conversations and discussions
that I hear, read or view, in which I am not a participant?
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
LEVEL 1
I can understand the main message and some supporting details across
major time frames in conversations and discussions.
LEVEL 2
I can understand the main message and most supporting details across major time frames in conversations and discussions.
LEVEL 3
I can follow the flow of ideas and some nuances from different viewpoints in conversations and discussions.
What elements of literacy lead to higher levels of understanding in the Interpretive Mode?
Learners move along the proficiency continuum at different speeds in listening, reading, or viewing. Factors that impact how well learners understand texts include:
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Text complexity or length
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Familiarity with the topic and background knowledge
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Ability to use literacy strategies such as recognizing keywords, detecting the main idea, identifying supporting details, noting organizational features, guessing meaning from context, identifying logical inferences, and identifying the author’s perspective and cultural perspectives/norms.