| Category | Excellent 4 |
Proficient 3 |
Developing 2 |
Needs Improvement 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehension | Thorough understanding; can infer and summarize key ideas. | Understands most; summarizes main ideas with minimal inference. | Struggles with key ideas and making inferences. | Limited understanding; cannot summarize key ideas. |
| Fluency | Reads smoothly with correct pace and expression. | Minor hesitations, mostly accurate expression. | Frequent pauses or errors in pace and intonation. | Slow with frequent errors, lacks expression. |
| Vocabulary | Uses wide vocabulary; explains the text effectively. | Understands most words, uses context for unfamiliar words. | Struggles with several words, needs assistance. | Cannot comprehend key vocabulary. |
| Critical Thinking | Analyzes text deeply, insightful responses. | Relevant, logical responses with some analysis. | Limited analysis; responses may be incomplete. | No analysis, responses off-topic. |
| Text Connections | Meaningful connections to personal experience or other texts. | Makes some connections to other knowledge areas. | Struggles to make connections, needs prompting. | Cannot make connections without guidance. |
| Attention to Detail | Explains small details and subtleties in text. | Identifies most key details, with minor omissions. | Misses important details or subtleties. | Ignores important details. |
| Engagement with Text | Fully engaged, asks questions, makes predictions. | Moderately engaged, shows interest, makes predictions. | Limited engagement, rarely asks questions. | No engagement with text. |
Note: A C2 student takes 2-3 minutes to read 300 words, C1 takes 3-4 minutes, B2 takes 5-7 minutes, B1 takes 8-10 minutes, A2 takes 12-14 minutes, and A1 takes 15-20 minutes.