Below is a link for the explanation of Reading Levels:

http://www.cfisd.net/files/1814/0106/4372/Parent20Letter20Text20Gradient.PDF

Click on the link below for Handwriting tips:

http://www.cfisd.net/files/8214/0106/3579/Stroke20Descriptions20for20Lower20Case20Letters.pdf

http://www.cfisd.net/files/2814/0106/3579/Stroke20Descriptions20For20Upper20Case20Letters.pdf

Below is a link to Kindergarten Writing Assessment Scale (end of year standard is a 3):

http://www.cfisd.net/files/6014/0106/3578/CFISD20K-120Developmental20Writing20Rubric.pdf

HERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL LITERACY TIPS:

◊Sing songs, say short poems or nursery rhymes, and play rhyming word games with your child.

◊Tell stories to your child.

◊Have books, magazines, and newspapers around the house. Let your child see you reading.

◊When watching television, have the captioning feature enabled so that the children view the words while hearing them performed aloud.

◊Talk to your child about what he/she is reading. Ask open-ended questions such as “What do you think about that story?” “What would you have done if you were that character?”

◊Visit the public library. Help your child get his/her own library card.

◊Read to your child regularly, even after your child is able to read books independently.

◊Set reasonable limits for television viewing.