Teacher

Oral Assessment Guidelines
Use the following guidelines to assess the student’s speaking ability. 5 = Excellent • Speaks fluently without undue hesitation • Responds with confidence • Speech andpronunciation are clear and easily understood • Uses colloquial expressions appropriately • Uses complete sentences and phrases as appropriate • Uses appropriate and varied vocabulary • Very fewerrors in form or function 4 = Very Good • Speaks fluently without much hesitation • Usually responds with confidence • Speech and pronunciation are usually clear and easily understood • Uses mostcolloquial expressions appropriately • Almost always uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately • Almost always uses appropriate and varied vocabulary • Few errors in form or function 3 = Good• Speaks fluently with a little hesitation • Sometimes responds with confidence; occasionally may be reluctant to use the language • Occasionally speech and pronunciation may not be easilyunderstood • Uses a few colloquial expressions appropriately • Generally uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately • On most occasions, uses appropriate and varied vocabulary • There are someerrors in form or function 2 = Fair • Speaks with frequent hesitation • Rarely responds with confidence; is often reluctant to use the language • Speech and pronunciation are often not easilyunderstood • Uses very few colloquial expressions appropriately • Occasionally uses appropriate and varied vocabulary • There are frequent errors in form or function 1 = Low • Speaks with frequenthesitation; occasionally does not respond verbally • Rarely responds with confidence; is frequently reluctant to use the language • Speech and pronunciation are usually not easily understood • Rarely usescolloquial expressions appropriately • Rarely uses complete sentences and phrases appropriately • Rarely uses appropriate and varied vocabulary • There are numerous errors in form or function...