| Criteria | Exemplary | Proficient | Developing | Beginning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | Understands main ideas and details; can answer questions accurately in target language. | Understands main ideas; can answer most questions. | Understands some content but misses key information. | Cannot demonstrate comprehension of the reading. |
| Vocabulary Recognition | Recognizes nearly all words and uses context clues for unfamiliar ones. | Recognizes most common vocabulary in the text. | Struggles with many words; reads very slowly. | Cannot recognize basic vocabulary in the text. |
| Reading Fluency | Reads smoothly with appropriate speed and expression. | Reads at a reasonable pace with some expression. | Reading is choppy and word-by-word. | Cannot read the text aloud. |
| Reading Strategies | Uses pictures, cognates, and context clues independently to understand new words. | Uses some reading strategies with teacher guidance. | Rarely uses strategies; gives up on unknown words. | Does not use any reading strategies. |
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