Comprehensibility

0-2

Almost entirely comprehensible

3-4

Many errors, but still comprehensible

5

Many errors, about half incomprehensible

6-7

Mostly incomprehensible; occasional phrases comprehensible

8+

Almost entirely incomprehensible

Signing Accuracy:  handshape placement, movement and palm orientation

0-2

Little or no errors in signing accuracy

3-4

A few errors in signing accuracy but still comprehensible

5

Several errors in signing accuracy, though somewhat comprehensible

6-7

Several errors in signing accurancy, and not comprehensible

8+

Presentation riddled with inaccurancies, and not comprehensible

Expression

0-2

Uses accurate expressions.  Face is expressive.

3-4

Uses some expression. Mostly accurate.

5

Uses few expressions.  Mostly accurate.

6-7

Uses few expressions.  Mostly inaccurate.

8+

Uses no expression whatsoever.  Face is deadpan.

Signing Fluency

0-2

Signing is natural and continuous.  No unnatural pauses

3-4

Signing is generally natural and continuous; some stumbling or unnatural pauses

5

Some definite stumbling, but manages to rephrase or continue

6-7

Signing is frequently hesitant and jerky; sentences may be left uncompleted

8+

Signing is halting and fragmentary; long unnatural pauses, or phrases left unfinished

Fingerspelling Speed

0-2

Fingerspelling is very fluid.  No hesitation whatsoever

3-4

Fingerspelling is somewhat fluid.  Some effort involved.  Hand “bobs”

5

Fingerspelling is somewhat halting.  Hand bobs a lot.  A few inaccuracies

6-7

Fingerspelling is halting.  There are some inaccuracies.

8+

Fingerspelling is slow.  There are many inaccuracies

Alphabet

0-2

Fingerspells with no errors whatsoever, with no pauses.

3-4

Fingerspells with a few errors in handshape and position, with few pauses in between.  Some hand bobbing

5

Fingerspells with some errors in handshape and position, with some pauses in between.  Some hand bobbing.

6-7

Fingerspells with many errors in handshape and position, with some pauses and fumbling in between.  Hand bobs

8+

Fingerspells with a lot of errors, with long pauses, and fumbling in between.  Hand bobs.

Numbers

0-2

Signs numbers with no errors whatsoever, with no pauses.  Uses correct handshape, palm orientation and movement.

3-4

Signs numbers with few errors, with few pauses in between. Few inaccuracies in handshape, palm orientation and or movement

5

Signs numbers with some errors, with some pauses in between. Some inaccuracies in handshape, palm orientation and or movement

6-7

Signs numbers with many errors, with some pauses in between.  Some inaccuracies in handshape, palm orientation and or movement

8+

Signs numbers with too many errors.  Clearly does not know the  numbers