During the Intermediate Fluency stage, students are able to have more extended conversations and can handle academic content with some support, though they may still need help with complex language structures.
The Pre-production stage, also known as the "Silent Period," is when students might not speak much but will use gestures or single words to communicate.
In the Speech Emergence stage, students can form simple sentences and begin to ask questions, but they often make grammatical errors.
In the Advanced Fluency stage, students have developed language skills comparable to native speakers but may require additional support with academic language
