Grade Cluster 3 - 5
ELL Students and ACCESS “Can Do’s”
Grade Level(s), Class, or Student ____________________ ______________________________________ Date _______________________________
Language
Domain
Listening
Speaking
Level 1
Entering
Can Do
Follow modeled, 1
step oral directions
Identify and point to
stated pictures, words,
or phrases from
statements or
questions
Can Do
Sort pictures, objects
according to oral
directions
Follow 2 to 3--step oral
directions
Match info from oral
descriptions to objects,
pictures
Name objects, people,
pictures
Restate content-based
facts
Repeat simple words,
phrases, memorized
chunks of language
Describe pictures,
events, objects, people
with phrases or short
sentences
Express basic needs
or conditions
Match icons or
diagrams with
words/concepts
Make
sound/symbol/word
relations
Writing
Names
Match classroom oral
language to daily
routines
Answer yes/no and
choice questions
Reading
Level 2
Beginning
Share basic social info
with peers
Ask simple questions
Identify facts from
illustrated text
Identify elements of
story
Level 3
Developing
Names
Can Do
Identify illustrated
main ideas from
paragraph level oral
discourse
Follow modeled multistep oral directions
Sequence pictures
from oral discourse
Match literal meanings
of oral discourse to
illustrations
Answer simple
content-based
questions
Retell short stories or
events
Make predictions or
hypotheses
Present content-based
information
Interpret info from
charts & graphs
Identify main ideas
and some details
Sequence events
Follow visually
supported written
directions
Use context clues &
illustrations to
determine meaning of
words/phrases
Copy written language
Make lists
Answer oral questions
with single words
Provide info with
graphic organizer,
chart, tables
Produce simple
expository or narrative
text
Communicate with
drawings
Label familiar objects
Complete sentences
from word bank/walls
illustrated examples
String related
sentences together
Describe events,
people, procedures
Names
Level 4
Expanding
Can Do
Interpret and apply oral
info to new situations
Infer from and act on
oral information
Identify illustrated main
ideas and details from
oral discourse
Role play based on oral
discourse
Answer opinion
questions
Discuss stories, issues,
concepts
Give oral reports
Compare/contrast
content-based functions
and relationships
Classify features of
various genres
Find details that support
main ideas
Differentiate between
fact/opinion
Match graphic organizer
to use
Take notes using
graphic organizer
Summarize
Using models, produce
multiple forms of writing
Level 5
Bridging
Names
Can Do
Carry out oral grade
level instructions
Distinguish between
literal and figurative
language in oral
discourse
Form opinions based
on oral scenarios
Problem solve based
on oral discourse
Justify opinions or
explanations
Sequence steps in
grade-level problem
solving
Explain in detail
results of inquiry
Give presentations
with technical
vocabulary
Summarize info from
multiple sources
Answer analytical
questions
Identify, explain
figures of speech
Draw conclusions
based on explicit and
implicit text
Produce grade near
grade level extended
responses
Apply content info to
new contexts
Connect personal
experience to content
Level 6
Names
Names