Arizona Educator Proficiency Assessments (AEPA) Practice Exam

The choice indicating that K-12 students at the Intermediate proficiency level in Speaking are "Speaking in simple sentences with mostly present tenses" accurately reflects the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) for English Language Learners (ELLs). At this level, students are expected to communicate using basic sentence structures while gradually expanding their language skills. Simple sentences with present tenses indicate that they can convey basic information and ideas but may still struggle with more advanced grammatical constructs and varied tenses. This descriptor helps to differentiate the intermediate learners from both beginning and advanced levels. For example, beginning speakers typically communicate using isolated words or very simple phrases, while advanced speakers are expected to express their thoughts more fluently and may engage in discussions on abstract topics, utilizing more complex sentence structures and a variety of tenses. Thus, the focus on simple sentences with present tenses aligns well with the intermediate stage of language development.