Achievement - Vocabulary
The National Spanish Examinations assess Interpretive Communication in Reading Comprehension. The student is given (1) a context in English, (2) an authentic text in Spanish and (3) a question based on one of the learner outcomes below and then followed by four answer choices. They learner outcomes increase in difficultly as the student progresses to higher levels.
Learner Outcome: Given an authentic text written in Spanish, the learner will correctly _____. |
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6 |
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Identify main ideas |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
Identify supporting details |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Make an inference |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
Identify the intended audience of the text |
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x |
x |
x |
Identify the purpose of the text |
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x |
x |
x |
Identify the tone of the text |
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x |
x |
Identifies the point of view of the author |
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x |
x |
Comprehend content of interdisciplinary topics |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Authentic texts are printed material / texts that have been produced by and for native speakers for a culturally authentic purpose.
Example authentic texts used on the National Spanish Examinations
an articlea letteran essaya journal / diarya magazinea book or novela news sourcean editoriala short storya poema legenda fablea fairy talea website
The National Spanish Examinations assess Interpretive Communication in Listening Comprehension. The student is given (1) a context in English, (2) an authentic spoken passage in Spanish and (3) a question based on one of the learner outcomes below and then followed by four answer choices. They learner outcomes increase in difficultly as the student progresses to higher levels.
Learner Outcome: Given an authentic spoken passage in Spanish, the learner will correctly _____. |
Level of Instruction |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Identify main ideas |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Identify supporting details |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Make an inference |
|
|
x |
x |
x |
x |
Identify the intended audience of the text |
|
|
|
x |
x |
x |
Identify the purpose of the text |
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|
|
x |
x |
x |
Identify the tone of the text |
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|
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|
x |
x |
Identifies the point of view of the author |
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|
x |
x |
Comprehend content of interdisciplinary topics |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
Authentic texts are spoken passages that have been produced by and for native speakers for a culturally authentic purpose.
Example authentic oral spoken passages used on the National Spanish Examinations