English Proficiency - Baseline Assessment

Attached is a fully editable 9-page oral screening form to assess English proficiency.

The aim of this screening form is to establish a student’s basic English language proficiency, to identify a student who requires EAL, EFL, ESL support and to identify topic areas a student may need to develop.

Before carrying out the screening form, it is helpful to say to the child, ‘During the task, I will circle some areas that you find a bit tricky. This is to help me know which areas I need to focus on in class so that I can make your English even better!’ By saying this, the child will be reassured (and put at ease) from the start.
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The following 23 topic areas are assessed:

Colours

Numbers (0 – 9)

Numbers (10 – 20)

Body parts

Head / Face

Clothes

Household objects

School

Shapes

Action words

Domestic Animals

Weather words

Food - Basics

Food - Fruit

Food - Vegetables

Fast food

Wild Animals

Gardening

Positional Words

Days of the week

Times of the day

Months of the year

Professions / Jobs