Pupil profile: readiness for junior high school
by Debby Toperoff
(based on the benchmarks for the Foundation level in the Curriculum)
Name of Pupil: _______________________
Class: ____
School: ______________
This pupil can:
Domain
Standard
Benchmarks
Examples of Performance
Can Do
Great
Social
Interaction
Access to
Information
Pupils interact and convey
simple messages.
Pupils interact using basic
vocabulary and
comprehensible, but not
necessarily accurate,
syntax.
*Pupils obtain and use
information from short oral
and written texts in simple
language that may include
unfamiliar grammatical
structures and vocabulary.
*Pupils obtain and use
information from texts by
applying their knowledge of
vocabulary, syntax, simple
discourse markers, text
structure and punctuation.
*ask and answer simple questions about
familiar topics
*express feelings, likes and dislikes
*interact for purposes such as directions
and making requests
*engage in short conversations.
*give and receive short written messages
*introduce each other
*discuss interests
*do something according to instructions
*tell something that happened
*play a game
*exchange e-mail/pen-pal correspondence
*write a note, an invitation or make a list
*decode a written text (using basic reading
skills)
Teacher: enclose the supplementary
“profile for emergent readers” for pupils
experiencing reading problems.
*understand the general meaning, main
ideas and sequence of events in a text and
use this knowledge as needed
*identify different text types and use this
knowledge as needed
*use simple information tools
*find out and follow short and simple
directions and instructions in familiar
contexts
*extract information from visual data, such
as time tables
*locate relevant information for a specific
purpose
*match recipe instructions to pictures
*identify texts such as advertisements,
telegrams, announcements and extract
relevant information
*use a glossary, simple dictionary, table of
contents
*understand classroom language
*follow directions on map
*respond to song lyrics
*plan activities using information from TV
guide, community centre schedule, etc.
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OK
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yet
Assessment
Evidence
(task name
+ date)
Presentation
Pupils present information
about personal topics,
orally and in writing, using
basic organizational skills.
Pupils use basic
vocabulary and simple
syntax.
Appreciation of
Literature and
Culture
Appreciation of
Language
Pupils become acquainted
with and relate to short
literary texts written in
simple language,
appropriate to their age
and interests.
Pupils are aware that their
culture is different from
other cultures.
Pupils appreciate that
languages are different.
*give a spoken presentation with visual
aids
*prepare a written presentation with visual
aids
*produce a short piece of coherent writing
that conveys personal experiences
*describe people, places, objects and
events
*prepare and improve presentations
through self/peer checklists, rubrics
*“show and tell”/ multimedia presentation
*create poster/ cartoon story with captions,
*write story, diary entry
*describe family, room, skate-board, party,
trip (ORAL or WRITTEN)
*design questionnaire and list results
*are familiar with age-appropriate literary
texts
*describe characters, setting and events in
literary texts
*communicate a personal response,
verbally and/or visually, to a literary text
*are familiar with different cultural products
and practices
*read stories for enjoyment
*identify words that are the same in English
and their mother tongue
*know how word order, sound and writing
systems in English are organized and how
they compare with their mother tongue
*are aware that not all words can be
translated directly
*Evidence will be seen in tasks performed in
other domains, for example:
*Pronounce cognates correctly e.g. radio,
sandwich
*Use correct word order and tenses
*Use English equivalents of L1 expressions
Teacher’s signature: ____________________
Date: ____________________
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(including the usage of learned rules of
pronunciation, grammar, spelling and
punctuation)
*re-tell a familiar story
*write own story books (based on existing
ones), illustrate stories
*participate in songs, chants and
celebrations of different cultures