Sentences with phrase «type of language proficiency»

CALP -(Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) The type of language proficiency required to complete schoolwork and progress in academic situations.

BICS -(Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills) The type of language proficiency typically utilized in social and informal settings to carry a conversation with another person.

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These types of assessments would be useful for identifying children with lower language proficiency in both languages who may need additional support as they progress through their language and literacy curriculum.

For instance, states might assign separate ratings to each of the five indicator types the law requires: academic achievement, student growth, graduation rates, progress toward English language proficiency, and other indicators of school quality and student success.

Using data collected at EF centers in different parts of the world, the project focused on adolescents» academic writing proficiencies across different first languages / cultures (China, Russia, U.S.) and across different types of texts.

Participation in these types of programs can improve students» English language proficiency, which in turn has been associated with improved educational outcomes.1 The percentage of public school students in the United States who were ELLs was higher in fall 2015 (9.5 percent, or 4.8 million students) than in fall 2000 (8.1 percent, or 3.8 million students).2

Prerequisite skills and capabilities include, but are not limited to, proficiency in reading a range and type of material, with an emphasis on informational texts; fluent writing in several modes, most notably expository, descriptive and argumentative; quantitative literacy through algebra and including geometry, combined with the ability to understand and interpret data; a understanding of the scientific method and some insight into the organization of knowledge in the sciences; an awareness of how social systems operate and how they are studied; basic proficiency in a second language and awareness that languages reflect cultures; and experiences in and appreciation of creative and expressive arts.

A heritage language learner is a student studying a language who has some type of proficiency level in that language or in that target culture (e.g. Spanish — a language other than English in this case).

To prevent employment discrimination at DOT, individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), are entitled to language assistance with respect to a particular type of service, benefit, or encounter.

Career Objective: I would like to obtain a position in consulting or a customer service department with constant contact to clients where my experience with different types of services requiring skills in handling clients as well as my proficiency in three languages would be fully utilized to achieve a potential employers goals of profit maximization.

Professional Experience Broadcasting Board of Governors (Washington, DC) 09/2009 — 11/2011 IT Specialist (07/2010 — 11/2011) • Maintained TrackIt Help Desk Management System records keeping senior leadership informed of critical situations • Provided front line phone support for computer software and hardware end users • Assisted in the relocation of all types of end user computer equipment as directed • Installed hardware, peripheral components, and software on user desktop computers • Configured desktops for users including capturing network printers and configuring email clients • Troubleshot a wide variety of personal computer software and hardware issues in a timely and effective manner • Configured client email on agency Blackberry and iPhones • Ensured prompt, efficient and satisfactory response to all clients • Utilized proficiencies in 3 languages to communicate with clients of diverse, multicultural backgrounds