English Language Arts - A Curriculum Guide for the Elementary Level (2002)

Sample Student Language Profile: Example One

Student's Name: John Clarke
Grade: 1 Date: October, 2005

Listening
__ Emerging Phase
Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John enjoys listening to stories and can retell a story noting the beginning, middle, and ending. He attends and follows directions in a whole class setting. He is beginning to gain
confidence in asking questions when he does not understand. John listens to others. John is able to segment and blend sounds.
Speaking
__ Emerging Phase
Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John speaks clearly and waits his turn before speaking with his peers. He can repeat statement and question sentences of 5-6 words. His enunciation is clear and he is beginning to develop an oral vocabulary. He enjoys talking about his pet hamster and demonstrates a good sense of narrative. John enjoys playing with the hand puppets and pretending they are talking.

Reading
Emerging Phase
__ Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John is interested in books. He spends time looking at and talking about the illustrations. John knows the alphabet and can match
capital and small letters. He knows several sight words (e.g., red, bug, look) and
recognizes his name and some of the key words in morning messages.
Writing
Emerging Phase
__ Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John participates in the writing of whole
class language experience stories and understands letters and words are important for writing. He prints his own name and writes word labels for pictures. He copies key words from his word ring and the word wall. John shows many of the traits of an emergent speller (e.g., dg-dog).

Viewing
__ Emerging Phase
Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John enjoys looking at pictures and simple charts and diagrams in how-to books (particularly those that explain how to look after pets). He views videos attentively and can retell the key events after watching a narrative.
Representing
__ Emerging Phase
Early Developing Phase
__ Developing Phase
Notes:
John enjoys drawing and talking about his pictures. He likes to label his pictures and will ask how he can add to his work so that everyone will understand what he is communicating.

Listening __ Emerging Phase Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John enjoys listening to stories and can retell a story noting the beginning, middle, and ending. He attends and follows directions in a whole class setting. He is beginning to gain confidence in asking questions when he does not understand. John listens to others. John is able to segment and blend sounds.	Speaking __ Emerging Phase Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John speaks clearly and waits his turn before speaking with his peers. He can repeat statement and question sentences of 5-6 words. His enunciation is clear and he is beginning to develop an oral vocabulary. He enjoys talking about his pet hamster and demonstrates a good sense of narrative. John enjoys playing with the hand puppets and pretending they are talking.
Reading Emerging Phase __ Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John is interested in books. He spends time looking at and talking about the illustrations. John knows the alphabet and can match capital and small letters. He knows several sight words (e.g., red, bug, look) and recognizes his name and some of the key words in morning messages.	Writing Emerging Phase __ Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John participates in the writing of whole class language experience stories and understands letters and words are important for writing. He prints his own name and writes word labels for pictures. He copies key words from his word ring and the word wall. John shows many of the traits of an emergent speller (e.g., dg-dog).
Viewing __ Emerging Phase Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John enjoys looking at pictures and simple charts and diagrams in how-to books (particularly those that explain how to look after pets). He views videos attentively and can retell the key events after watching a narrative.	Representing __ Emerging Phase Early Developing Phase __ Developing Phase Notes: John enjoys drawing and talking about his pictures. He likes to label his pictures and will ask how he can add to his work so that everyone will understand what he is communicating.