1. exchange greetings and farewells appropriate to the time of day.
2. introduce themselves and others.
3. through oral and written communication, ask and respond to questions of well-being.
4. respond to teacher’s commands and use classroom expressions.
5. identify classroom objects and places in the school.
6. count from 1 to at least 100.
7. identify and use vocabulary associated with a calendar.
8. tell and ask what time it is.
9. say what subjects they enjoy.
10. through oral and written communication, identify family members.
11. through oral and written communication, describe themselves and others.
12. state their age and the age of others.
13. through oral and written communication, express likes and dislikes.
14. say where people are from and state their nationality.
15. through oral and written communication, identify and talk about professions.
16. say what they and others are wearing.
17. say what color objects are.
18. say what they want to purchase and ask how much it costs.
19. talk about seasons and weather.
20. through oral and written communication, identify and talk about foods and drinks.
21. talk about various culturally appropriate foods, such as fruits and vegetables
22. express hunger and thirst.
23. order and ask for the check.
24. through oral and written communication, identify sports and talk about how the sport is played.
25. through oral and written communication, identify and discuss likes and dislikes regarding different hobbies and interests.
26. compare and contrast the hobbies of target culture to those of the United States.
27. through oral and written communication, identify and describe the leisure activities they are involved in such as clubs, church, vacations, music, art or cheerleading.
28. identify where sports are practiced.
29. identify and describe where they spend their leisure time.
30. identify rooms in the house.
31. through oral and written communication, identify and describe items in the house.
32. identify and recognize chores performed in different rooms of the house and state what activity takes place in each room.
33. through oral and written communication, identify and describe items used to do the chores.
34. say what they do in each room in the house.
35. through oral and written communication, identify and describe locations and buildings in their town.
36. give and follow directions within a city from point A to point B.
37. identify states of India and locations where target language is practiced.

In accordance with the policy as mandated by the New Jersey Administrative Code and the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, the above are the proficiencies required for the successful completion.

Verify that the student list is consistent with the class. Any changes need to be immediately notified to SPA (spa@vidyalaya.org). Please include “Language Assessment Correction” in the email subject line. If any changes are reported then an updated Language Assessment form for that class will be resent.

When entering the data into the Assessment form, the teachers must follow the guidelines listed below:

• Do not leave any assessment column blank. It must have “S”, “E” or “N”
• Do not enter “pass” or “next level” in the Recommended Level column. Here are the ONLY possible entries:
• Hindi H1, H2, H3A, H3B, H4, H5, H6, H7, HC1, HC2, HC3
• Gujarati G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G6, GC1, GC2, GC3
• Telugu T1, T2, T3, T4
• For students who wish to move to conversation or another language for the upcoming year, the parents need to send an email to SPA with details. The recommended level entered should be independent of this and still be based on the student’s performance for the year.
• For example, if a student is currently in H3 and wants to move to conversation for the upcoming school year, the recommended level SHOULD NOT be set to HC1. The recommended level should be H3 or H4, depending on the student’s performance. A note needs to be added in the “Internal notes” column indicating the parent’s preference.
• If a student has been absent for all the classes or has discontinued classes in the middle of the year then enter “N” for the entire row. Mark the “Recommended Level” to be the same as the current level. Provide specific information regarding the student’s absence in the “Internal Notes” field.
• If any comments need to be added for clarification on their grades or the recommended level, please add it in the “Internal Notes” column.
• For the “Teacher Comments”, enter one or more applicable codes listed below:
1. Student is making excellent progress.
2. Student has a good attitude toward school.
3. Student enjoys participating in classroom conversation.
4. Student shows confidence and interest during class.
5. Student makes a good effort and tries very hard in class.
6. Student has shown some improvement during the year.
7. Student is not consistent in performance during class.
8. Student has difficulty following class rules and expectations.
9. Student needs frequent encouragement.
10. Student is not working to the best of the ability.
• Email the completed form to spa@vidyalaya.org with "Completed Language Assessment" in the subject line.