Arizona
English Proficiency Standards
Overview
Rosetta Stone Foundations English is aligned to the Arizona English Proficiency Standards, providing students with everything they need to succeed in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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Standard 1: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can construct meaning from oral presentations and literary and informational text through grade-appropriate listening, reading, and viewing.
GK.S1.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to answer questions about one or more details from a read-aloud, picture book, and oral presentation.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to ask questions about key details from a read-aloud, picture book, and oral presentation.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to ask and answer questions about key details from a read-aloud, picture book, and oral presentation.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to identify key words and phrases in read-alouds and oral presentations.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to identify key details from read-alouds, picture books, and/or oral presentations.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to identify the main topic and details from read-alouds, picture books, and/or oral presentation.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to repeat familiar texts.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Basic-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to retell familiar texts.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Intermediate-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to retell familiar texts with details.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to identify similarities within a familiar text.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Basic-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to identify differences within a familiar text.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S1.Intermediate-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to identify basic similarities and differences within a text.
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Standard 2: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can determine the meaning of words and phrases in oral presentations and literary and informational text.
GK.S2.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to answer questions to help determine the meaning of some frequently occurring words and phrases in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S2.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to answer questions to help determine the meaning of some words and phrases in simple oral presentations and read-alouds about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S2.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to answer and ask questions about the meaning of words and phrases in grade-appropriate oral presentations and read-alouds about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
Standard 3: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can speak and write about grade-appropriate complex literary and informational texts and topics.
GK.S3.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to communicate simple information or feelings about familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to tell or dictate simple messages about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to make simple oral presentations about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to add appropriate drawings or other visual displays to provide additional detail to familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to add appropriate drawings or other visual displays to provide additional detail to a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to add appropriate drawings or other visual displays to provide additional detail about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to add illustrations and labels to familiar topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Basic-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to compose short words and phrases using appropriate conventions about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Intermediate-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to compose short written texts using appropriate conventions about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to produce writing about familiar topics using graphic organizers and sentence frames about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Basic-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to produce writing with appropriate organization using graphic organizers and sentence frames about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S3.Intermediate-4
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to produce writing with appropriate organization about a variety of topics, experiences, or events.
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Standard 4: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can construct grade-appropriate oral and written claims and support them with reasoning and evidence.
GK.S4.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to express an opinion or preference using words and/or illustrations about a familiar topic.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S4.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to express an opinion or preference and limited justification about a familiar topic or story.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S4.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to express an opinion or preference using appropriate structure and justification about a variety of topics or stories.
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Standard 5: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can adapt language choices to purpose, task, and audience when speaking and writing.
GK.S5.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to writing.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S5.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S5.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S5.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to demonstrate a developing awareness of the difference between appropriate language for the playground and language for the classroom.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S5.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to demonstrate a developing awareness of the difference between appropriate language for the playground and language for the classroom.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S5.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to demonstrate increasing awareness of differences between informal “playground speech” and language appropriate to the classroom.
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Standard 6: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can participate in grade-appropriate oral and written exchanges of information, ideas, and analyses, responding to peer, audience, or reader comments and questions.
GK.S6.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to participate in short conversations about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to participate in conversations and discussions about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to participate in conversations and discussions about a variety of topics with diverse partners.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to follow some rules for discussion about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to follow increasing number of rules for discussion about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to follow rules for discussion about a variety of topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to respond to simple yes-no and wh- questions about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Basic-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to respond to simple yes-no and wh- questions about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S6.Intermediate-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to ask and answer questions about a variety of grade-appropriate topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
Standard 7: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can conduct research and evaluate and communicate findings to answer questions or solve problems.
GK.S7.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to recall or use information from a provided source to answer a question about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S7.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to recall and record information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question with developing control.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S7.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to recall and record information from experience or use information from provided sources to answer a question with increasing control.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S7.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to participate in shared research and writing projects about familiar topics.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S7.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to participate in shared research and writing projects by communicating findings.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S7.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to participate in shared research and writing projects by evaluating and communicating findings.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
Standard 8: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can analyze and critique the arguments of others orally and in writing.
GK.S8.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to orally identify one reason an author or a speaker gives in a familiar text.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S8.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to orally identify one reason an author or a speaker gives to support a point.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S8.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to orally and/or in writing identify one or two reasons an author or speaker gives to support points in a text.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S8.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to respond to yes-no, either-or, and wh- questions about what an author or speaker says.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S8.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to ask and answer yes-no, either-or, and wh- questions in order to gather more information about what an author or speaker says.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S8.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to ask and answer yes-no, either-or, and wh- questions in order to clarify what an author or speaker says.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
Standard 9: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can create clear and coherent grade-appropriate speech and text.
GK.S9.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to express feelings about an event or a familiar story using a limited number of words.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S9.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to describe/express thoughts and feelings about several events from a familiar story with developing control of some frequently occurring linking words (e.g., and, then).
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S9.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to describe/express thoughts, feelings, and ideas about a short sequence of events from a familiar story, with a beginning, middle, and end including the use of frequently occurring linking words.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S9.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to use a combination of drawing and teacher dictation to produce a text for a given purpose.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S9.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to use a combination of drawing, teacher dictation and writing to produce a grade-appropriate text for a given purpose.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S9.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to use a combination of drawing, teacher dictation, and writing to produce a grade-appropriate text for a given purpose.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
Standard 10: By the end of each language proficiency level, an English learner can make accurate use of standard English to communicate in grade-appropriate speech and writing.
GK.S10.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to recognize and use frequently occurring nouns, verbs, and short phrases in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Basic-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to recognize and use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, and prepositions in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Intermediate-1
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to use frequently occurring regular plural nouns, verbs, prepositions, and question words in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to respond to yes-no and wh- questions in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Basic-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to use and respond to question words in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Intermediate-2
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to ask and answer interrogatives (wh- questions) in shared language activities.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Pre-Emergent/Emergent-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with substantial support, apply an emerging set of strategies to produce simple sentences.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Basic-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with moderate support, apply a developing set of strategies to produce simple sentences.
Rosetta Stone Foundations Component
GK.S10.Intermediate-3
Standard Descriptor
An English learner can, with light support, apply a wide range of strategies to produce and expand simple sentences in shared language activities.