A guide to effective assessment practices following the CEFR Table of Contents 3 Foreword by Dr. Larry Vandergrift 4 Purpose 5 The Common european Framework of Reference (CeFR) in the Ontario Context 6 Connecting the CeFR and Assessment Practices in FSL 7 The CeFR: A Reference Tool to Inform Assessment Practices in FSL 9 Language Proficiency and the CeFR 10 Table 1: Development of Language Proficiency 12 Table 2a: CeFR Common Reference Levels: Self-Assessment Grid 14 Table 2b: CeFR Common Reference Levels: Self-Assessment Grid (Version française) 16 Table 3: CeFR Global Scale 17 The CeFR in Ontario Schools: Key Questions 18 Glossary 20 References