Can-Do statements follow the NCSSFL-ACTFL benchmarks. The verb in the statement is what tells you the level.
- Novice Low
- Students recognize practiced words and say single words and set phrases. Can-Dos use verbs like recognize, identify, and name.
- Novice Mid
- Students use memorized words and phrases to answer simple practiced questions. Can-Dos use verbs like say and use memorized phrases.
- Novice High
- Students create simple sentences on familiar topics with a frame or model. Can-Dos use verbs like ask and answer simple questions and write short messages.
- Intermediate Low
- Students create their own simple sentences and ask and answer simple questions without a script. Can-Dos use verbs like describe and talk about.
- Intermediate Mid
- Students use connected sentences, ask a variety of questions, and handle familiar topics in more than one time frame. Can-Dos use verbs like discuss and describe in connected sentences.
- Intermediate High
- Students narrate and describe events across past, present, and future, and write simple paragraphs. Can-Dos use verbs like narrate.
- Advanced Low
- Students narrate and describe in all major time frames in organized paragraphs and begin to support opinions.
- Advanced Mid
- Students express themselves in detail on concrete social, academic, and professional topics and handle a complication.
- Advanced High
- Students support opinions on complex issues, begin to hypothesize, and write extensively with precision.