SPEECH-LANGUAGE SKILLS CHECKLIST FOR NATIVE SPANISH-SPEAKING ENGLISH LEARNERS

QUESTIONS

SPANISH

ENGLISH

1.

Able to follow simple oral directions (i.e., Walk to the

door)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

2.

Able to understand age-appropriate, or key,

vocabulary?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

3.

Able to readily comprehend new information?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

4.

Able to follow complex oral directions (i.e., Put your

pencil in the box on the table)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

5.

Able to understand the teachers classroom

discussions?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

6.

Able to correctly answer basic questions (i.e., Where

do you hang your coat?)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

7.

Able to label classroom items and common objects,

and appropriately use key vocabulary?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

8.

Able to correctly answer complex questions (i.e., How

do you make this work?)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

9.

Able to ask questions?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

10. Able to speak in simple sentences (i.e., The boy is

walking)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

11. Able to speak in compound sentences (i.e., The boy

is running and the girl is jumping)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

12. Able to speak in complex sentences (i.e., Before

we go to school, we need to finish our homework)?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

13. Able to use correct grammar when speaking?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

14. Able to speak/pronounce clearly?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

15. Able to repeat sentences or oral directions?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

16. Able to retell a familiar story?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

17. Able to explain the steps of a simple activity to a peer?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

18. Able to initiate and maintain a two-way

conversation?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

19. Able to speak effortlessly and without hesitation?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

20. Able to remember things in class from day-to-day?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

21. Able to attend to what is going on in class?

Yes___ No___

Yes___ No___

Gillespie & Dominguez, 2014