Spoken Language Production
Low Verbal Demand: Verbal initiations and responses that primarily require language content and forms acquired at a younger age than the student's current chronological age.
High Verbal Demand: Verbal initiations and responses that primarily require language content and forms representing more recently acquired structures for the student's chronological age.
| Level 1: |
The student's verbal messages are rarely age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities but are never age appropriate in high verbal demand educational activities. |
| Level 2: |
The student's independent verbal messages are occasionally age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities but are never age appropriate in high verbal demand educational activities. However, when maximum support to reduce the verbal demand is provided, the student is rarely successful in participating in high verbal demand educational activities. |
| Level 3: |
The student's independent verbal messages are usually age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities and are rarely age appropriate in high-demand activities. However, when maximum support to reduce the verbal demand is provided, the student is occasionally successful in participating in high-demand activities. |
| Level 4: |
The student's independent verbal messages are consistently age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities and are occasionally age appropriate in high-demand activities. However, when maximum support to reduce the verbal demand is provided, the student is usually successful in participating in high-demand activities. The student is rarely able to use compensatory strategies when needed. |
| Level 5: |
The student's independent verbal messages are consistently age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities and are occasionally age appropriate in high-demand activities. However, when minimum support to reduce the verbal demand is provided, the student is usually successful in participating in high-demand activities. The student is occasionally able to use compensatory strategies when needed. |
| Level 6: |
The student's independent verbal messages are consistently age appropriate in low verbal demand educational activities and are usually age appropriate in high-demand activities. However, when minimum support to reduce the verbal demand is provided, the student is consistently successful in participating in high-demand activities. The student is usually able to use compensatory strategies when needed. |
| Level 7: |
The student's independent verbal messages are consistently age appropriate. The student's successful participation in educational activities is not dependent upon others to provide additional support to reduce the verbal demand. The student is consistently able to use compensatory strategies when needed. |
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