Rubric: Interpretive Listening and Reading

Advanced (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1)

Can I understand
what I heard or
read?
(Comprehension)
My answers are relevant
and accurate and show
that I understood what
I heard or read.
Most of my answers
are relevant and
accurate and show
that, for the most
part, I understood
what I heard/read.
My answers are
sometimes relevant or
accurate and show that,
for the most part, I
understood what I
heard/read.
My answers
are irrelevant and/or
inaccurate and show
that I really didnt
understand what I
heard or read.
What strategies
do I use to help
me understand
what I heard or
read?
(Communication
Strategies)
I accurately identify
vocabulary words that I
know and I can figure
out new words based
on the context of what
I heard or read.
I accurately identify
most vocabulary
words that I have
already been taught
I sometimes accurately
identify most
vocabulary words that I
have already been
taught.
I cannot accurately
identify many
vocabulary words that
I have already been
taught
Can I identify the
main idea?

(Main Idea)
I can identify the main
idea as well as several
supporting details

I can identify the main
idea.

I can identify part of the
main idea.
I cannot identify the
main idea
If there is a
message beyond
the literal
one, can I
understand it?
(Interpretation)
I can successfully
interpret between the
lines when necessary
I can sometimes
interpret between the
lines when necessary

I can rarely interpret
between the lines when
necessary.
I cannot interpret
between the lines.



Rubric: Interpretive Listening and Reading

Advanced (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1)
Can I understand
what I heard or
read?
(Comprehension)
My answers are relevant
and accurate and show
that I understood what
I heard or read.
Most of my answers
are relevant and
accurate and show
that, for the most
part, I understood
what I heard/read.
My answers are
sometimes relevant or
accurate and show that,
for the most part, I
understood what I
heard/read.
My answers
are irrelevant and/or
inaccurate and show
that I really didnt
understand what I
heard or read.
What strategies
do I use to help
me understand
what I heard or
read?
(Communication
Strategies)
I accurately identify
vocabulary words that I
know and I can figure
out new words based
on the context of what
I heard or read.
I accurately identify
most vocabulary
words that I have
already been taught
I sometimes accurately
identify most
vocabulary words that I
have already been
taught.
I cannot accurately
identify many
vocabulary words that
I have already been
taught
Can I identify the
main idea?

(Main Idea)
I can identify the main
idea as well as several
supporting details

I can identify the main
idea.

I can identify part of the
main idea.
I cannot identify the
main idea
If there is a
message beyond
the literal
one, can I
understand it?
(Interpretation)
I can successfully
interpret between the
lines when necessary
I can sometimes
interpret between the
lines when necessary

I can rarely interpret
between the lines when
necessary.
I cannot interpret
between the lines.