*Our report card uses standard based scales of 1-4 for grades. Below you will find what your child will be assessed on in kindergarten. You will see what your child must accomplish to earn each grade.
*Our report card uses standard based scales of 1-4 for grades. Below you will find what your child will be assessed on in kindergarten. You will see what your child must accomplish to earn each grade.
Reading:
Letter Identification:
3: 52 letters
2: inconsistent use of letter ID (26-51)
1: less than 26 letters
Phonemic Awareness:
3: concept of spoken word, rhyme recognition, rhyme production,syllable blending, syllable segmentation, syllable deletion, phoneme isolation of initial sounds, phoneme isolation of final sounds
2: Partial Success
Letter sounds:
3: 26 sounds
2: 6-25 sounds
1: less than 6 sounds
Sight words:
3: 10 words
2: 1-9 words
1: 0 words
Pre-reading skills:
3: identify the front and back of the book, identify pictures and words, turns pages from left to right, orients book or text properly, identify a word, identify letters in a word, engaged with books, uses pictures to help tell/invent a story
2: Partial Success with prompting
1: Partial Success
Story Elements-NA
Writing:
Writing process: NA
Narrative:
3: overall tell a story with pictures and some writing and elaborate
2: choose their own topic
1: partial success
Informational/Explanatory: NA
3: overall tell and draw pictures about a topic they know, keep on working to build stamina, organize their paper by having a place for their drawing and a place where they tried to write words, elaborate by putting more and more in the page
2: borrowing the teachers topics, use drawings to make information books
1: partial success
Language Conventions:
3: can write first name with one capital letter and the rest lowercase, in order, and neatly
2: can write first name with one capital letter and the rest lowercase, in order
1: can not write his/her name
Math:
Counting orally:
3: be able to count on from a random number (ex: count on from 17)
2: is able to count to 25
1: Partial Success
Identify numbers:
3: 0-5 out of order
2: 0-5 in order
1: Partial Success
Science:
Students will use their 5 Senses to Observe
3: be able to use the 5 Senses appropriately to observe and name the 5 Senses
2: student can do these things but with teacher support
1: Partial Success
Math
Counting orally:
3: Count on from a given number
2: Can count to 50
1: Partial Success
Counting Objects:
3: counts out 1-20 objects
2: counts out 1-10 objects
1: can’t count out up to 10
Identify numbers:
3: 0-10 out of order
2: 0-10 in order
1: Partial Success
Geometry:
3: identify 2D square, circle, triangle, rectangle, rhombus, oval, hexagon and 3D cube, cone, cylinder, sphere AND sort 2D/3D shapes
2: identify 2D/3D shapes
1: can’t identify all shapes
Writing
Narrative:
3: tell, draw, and write a whole story about something that happened, organize their story by having a clear beginning, middle, and end across pages, elaborate by putting more and more on each page including who was there, where it happened, what they did, and how the character feels
2: tell a story with pictures and some writing, have a beginning and ending
1: partial success
Informational/Explanatory (How to):
3: tell, draw, and write about a topic to teach others, organize steps in a sequence across pages, elaborate with (labels, transition words, numbered steps, materials page), use pictures and words to show and tell each step
2: choose a topic, use only pictures to show steps
1: Partial Success
Reading
Letter Identification:
3: 52 letters
2: 36-51 letters
1: less than 35 letters
Phonemic Awareness-(PAST)
3: 5 to 6 points on concept of spoken word, rhyme recognition, rhyme production,syllable blending, syllable segmentation, syllable deletion, phoneme isolation of initial sounds, phoneme isolation of final sounds
2: anything less than 5 points
Letter sounds:
3: 26 sounds
2: 13-25 sounds
1: Less than 13 sounds
Sight words:
3: 15 words
2: 10-14 words
Collaborative Discussions:
3: continue conversations through multiple exchanges, confirm comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read aloud texts
2: can turn and talk, can participate in a teacher-led,whole group conversation around a text, follows agreed upon rules for discussion
1: partial success
Math
Counting orally:
3: counts from a given number
2: counts to 75
1: partial success
Counting objects:
3: counts out 1-20 objects
2: counts out 1-10 objects
1: counts up to 10
Identify numbers:
3: 0-20 out of order
2: 0-20 in order
1: Partial Success
Write numbers:
3: represent number of objects with a written numeral to 20
2: writes number (reversals are acceptable except for 12 for 21 etc)
1: partial success with support
Writing Process:
3: prewrite-using pictures, oral language or written letters, and or words;
draft-sequence the actions or details through letters, words, and pictures;
revise and edit-respond to questions and suggestions, adding detail to strengthen writing and edit by leaving spaces between words in a sentence;
publish-explore a variety of conventional/digital tools
2: partially follow the writing process
1: Partial Success
Argumentative/Opinion:
3: overall tell, draw and write about a topic that includes likes or dislikes about a topic or book;
organize their writing by telling, drawing and writing their opinion and saying why;
write an idea and say more by using the transition word because;
elaborate by putting more and ore on each page including feelings;
reason an action for change and/or direction to try something;
use a variety of media to share their message with their audience
2: choose a topic;
draw only pictures to convey story;
write an idea with no transition
1:partial success
Informational/Explanatory-(All About):
3: overall tell, draw and write about a topic that teaches others;
organize their information by telling, drawing and writing across pages;
elaborate by drawing and writing some important information about the topic- including: labels that teach, transition words and text features
2: choose a topic;
draw only pictures to convey story
1: partial success
Language Conventions:
3: Writes first and last name the kindergarten way with one capital letter neatly
2: writes first and last name but needs to work on capitals and neatness
1: writes first and last name with help
Letter Identification
3: 52 letters
2: 46-51 letters
Phonemic Awareness-(PAST):
3: 5 to 6 points on concept of spoken word, rhyme recognition, rhyme production,syllable blending, syllable segmentation, syllable deletion, phoneme isolation of initial sounds, phoneme isolation of final sounds
2: anything less than 5 points
Letter Sounds-
3: 26 sounds
2: 19-25 sounds
Sight Words:
3: 25 words
2: 15-24 words
Decoding: Can your child solve tricky words?
Main Idea:
3: uses titles and illustrations to make predictions about text, name the main topic and recall key details of the text, ask and answer questions to clarify meaning
2: identify main topic or main idea of a non-fiction text, locate important vocab words related to their topic (ex. Bold words in text), identify similarities or differences across books on the same topic, with prompting and support
Collaborative Discussions:
3: continue conversations through multiple exchanges, confirm comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read aloud texts
2: can turn and talk, can participate in a teacher-led,whole group conversation around a text, follows agreed upon rules for discussion
1:partial success
Reading
Letter Identification
3: 52 letters
2: 46-51 letters
Phonemic Awareness- (PAST)
3: 5 to 6 points on concept of spoken word, rhyme recognition, rhyme production,syllable blending, syllable segmentation, syllable deletion, phoneme isolation of initial sounds, phoneme isolation of final sounds
2: anything less than 5 points
Letter Sounds:
3: 26 sounds
2: 19-25 sounds
Sight Words:
3: 50 words
2: less than 50
Decoding:
3: Can solve unknown words on grade level or above
2: Struggles to solve unknown words
1: Cannot solve unknown words
Reading Process:
3: develop habits to support engagement and sustained reading, set goals for their reading to grow their independence, recognize different types of genres
2: identify what a reader looks and sounds like, identify the types of books they like to read, can identify a reading goal for themselves with prompting and support
Collaborative discussions:
3: continue conversations through multiple exchanges, confirm comprehension by retelling information and asking appropriate questions based on read aloud texts
2: can turn and talk, can participate in a teacher-led,whole group conversation around a text, follows agreed upon rules for discussion
1:partial success
Writing
Writing Process:
3: prewrite-using pictures, oral language or written letters, and or words;
draft-sequence the actions or details through letters, words, and pictures;
revise and edit-respond to questions and suggestions, adding detail to strengthen writing and edit by leaving spaces between words in a sentence;
publish-explore a variety of conventional/digital tools
2: partially follow the writing process
1: Partial Success
Narrative:
3: tell, draw, and write a whole story about something that happened, organize their story by having a clear beginning, middle, and end across pages, elaborate by putting more and more on each page including who was there, where it happened, what they did, and how the character feels
2: tell a story with pictures and some writing, have a beginning and ending
1: partial success
Language Conventions:
3: Capitalization-capitalize own first and last name;
capitalize the pronoun I;
capitalize the first word in a sentence;
Punctuation-recognize that a sentence ends with punctuation;
Grammar and Sentence Structure- form upper and lower case letters, use question words in a sentence, use correct spacing between words and sentences;
Spelling- write and name the printed letters that match the sound, use inventive spelling with beginning, final and medial sounds, write and name letters for consonant and vowel sounds, use correct spelling of own first and last name
2: uses grade level appropriate grammar, punctuation and language conventions with partial accuracy
1: partial success
Math
Counting orally:
3: Counts from a given number
2: counts to 100 by 1’s and 10’s
1: partial success
Counting Objects:
3: counts out 1-20 objects
2: counts out 1-10
1: can’t do up to 10
Identify numbers:
3: 0-20 out of order
2: 0-20 in order
1: Partial Success
Write numbers:
3: represent number of objects with a written numeral to 20
2: writes number (reversals are acceptable except for 12 for 21 etc)
1:partial success with support
Measurement:
3: compare and describe 2 objects with a measurable attribute in common
2: describes several measurable attributes of an object
1: Partial Success
Addition:
3: solve addition within 10 (use objects or drawings to represent problems), when given a number 1-9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number
2: recognizes symbols + and =, represents addition (using objects or pictures)
1: partial success with content support
Subtraction:
3: solve subtraction within 10 (using objects or drawings to represent problems)
2: recognizes symbols - and =, represents subtraction (using objects or pictures)
1: partial success with support