Listening Abilities Index: 4-8

Looking for a tool to help you judge a listening activity's CLB level, or create a level-appropriate assessment? 

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The Listening Abilities Index includes three tables which help you level questions using key words and concepts that appear in the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) 2012.  

1. ABCs... an alphabetized list of listening abilities  
2. Depth of Understanding ... a brief summary showing thresholds of progression
3. Sorted by Levels... groups abilities by levels 

Find an interesting audio clip. Generate comprehension questions, or read those provided. Identify the abilities needed to answer each question successfully. Look up the abilities in the ABCs list. Assign levels for each question. For example: 

identifying 5Ws/facts = CLB 4 

Identifying an opinion = CLB 5

interpreting opinions = CLB 6 

Let me know if these help, or if you have found other tools you like. 

Download: Listening Index: 4-8

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