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Somesamplegenericreportcardcommentsaregivenbelow.Remember,itis
morehelpfulandinformativeforparentsifyoucanprovidespecificratherthan
generalcommentswheneverpossible.
Herearewordsthatareuseful...
able,accurate,active,aggressive,ambitious,anxious,attentive,capable,
cheerful,confident,cooperative,conscientious,courteous,dependable,
determined,eager,energy,energetic,friendly,generous,happy,helpful,
imaginative,industrious,initiative,interested,keen,neat,nervous,observant,
orderly,pleasant,polite,prompt,quiet,receptive,reliant,resourceful,studious
Speaking
speaksingoodsentences
speaksclearly
hasdifficultyusing(pronouns,verbs)correctlyenjoysdramatization
enjoysparticipationinconversationanddiscussionexpressesideas
clearly
hasagoodoralvocabulary
takesturnstalking
speakswithconfidencetothegroup
Writing
usespunctuationcorrectly
isabletoplaceperiodsandquestionmarkscorrectlyusescolorfulwords
uses(complex,simple)sentences
isnowabletowriteacompletesentenceindependentlyparticipatesin
groupstorytelling(composition)canwriteanoriginalstoryof(oneortwo
sentences,ofafewsentences)
putswordsintheappropriateorder
isabletoreadhissentencesback
showsselfconfidenceinwriting
cancomposeseveralrelatedsentences
Spelling
isbuildingagoodspellingvocabularyuseshisindividualdictionarytofind
unfamiliarwordsenjoyslearningtospellnewwords
isabletolearntospellwordseasilysometimesreverseslettersinaword
hasdifficultyrememberingthespellingofnonphoneticwordsishelped
byusinghandorbodymotionstorememberspelling
Printing
oftenreversesletters,suchas__,__,etc.hasgood(poor)finemotor
skills
isabletoprintonthelines
spaceslettersandwordscorrectly
someprintingisexcellentbutisoftenuntidyindailyassignmentsenjoys
doingneatcarefulwork
Math
canworkwithnumbersto10(?)withunderstandingunderstandsthe
signs+,,=andusesthemtomakenumberstatementsunderstandsand
usesbasicfactsofadditionandsubtractionto____reversessome

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numbersstill
understandsplacevalueto_____
canusemanipulativestoaddandsubtractcanusemanipulativestoshow
placevalueto_____understandsmoney(pennies,dimes,nickels)
reliesheavilyonconcreteobjects
knowsthebasicshapes
cancountto______
isabletocreategraphsusingsimpledataunderstandsseveralmethods
ofgraphingisbeginningtomemorizethenumberfacts
Forlistening
canfollowdirections
enjoyslisteningtopoetry
enjoyslisteningtostories
listenscarefully
evaluateswhathehears
Phonics
(isabletodistinguish,hasdifficultydistinguishing)soundsinwords
nowknowsandisabletouse_____consonantandvowelsounds
confusesthesounds___and___
isabletoblendshortwordsusingthevowel(s)_____with(without)
assistance
islearningtoattackwordsindependentlyusesthephonicsskillstoattack
newwords
Reading
readingis(smooth,jerky,hesitant,rapid,irregular,fluent)comprehends
whathereads
isinterestedinbooksandreading
canreadtofollowdirections
cannowrecognize____sightwords
readsforpleasure
needslotsofrepetitionandpracticeinordertoretainreadingvocabulary
isstillconfusingwordswhichlookalikeisbeginningtoreadwordsin
groups(phrases)readingisbecoming(notyetbecoming)automatic
enjoysdiscussingthestories
hashaddifficultywithlearning(phonics,sightvocabulary)sointhecoming
termwewillfocuson(sightvocabulary,phonics)
GeneralRemarks
isfriendlyandcooperative
cooperateswell
helpsothers
hasasenseofhumor
hasagoodattitudetowardsschool
isworkingwellinallsubjects
lacksindependence,isgainingindependenceistooeasilydistracted
isbecomingmoreselfreliant
isanattentivestudent
allworkisneatlyandaccuratelydoneisapoliteconscientiouspupil
workstooslowly
doesnotcompleteassignmentsintheallottedtime.seemsunableto
finishrequiredwork
doescolorfulandinterestingartworkisespeciallygoodat______
requirestoomuchsupervision.Pleaseencouragehimtodothingsonhis
own.
shouldbeencouragedto_____
needsfrequentencouragement
ismaturing
islearningtoconcentrate
islearningtolistencarefully
isgainingselfconfidence
isverythoughtful
takesprideinworkwelldone
iseagertolearn
makeslittleeffortwhennotunderdirectsupervisionoftenseemstiredat
school
isnotveryappreciativeofthevalueof(time,courtesy,sharing,neatness,
accuracy)
showsinitiativethinksthingsthroughforhimself!Here'sasample.
Herearewordsandphrasesthatareuseful...
able,accurate,active,aggressive,ambitious,anxious,attentive,capable,
cheerful,confident,cooperative,conscientious,courteous,dependable,
determined,eager,energy,energetic,friendly,generous,happy,helpful,
imaginative,industrious,initiative,interested,keen,neat,nervous,observant,
orderly,pleasant,polite,prompt,quiet,receptive,reliant,resourceful,studious
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Isagoodcitizen
Islearningtoshareandlisten.
Isbecomingmoredependableduringworkperiods.
Isdevelopingabetterattitudetoward___grade.
Isshowinginterestandenthusiasmforthethingswedo.
Islearningtooccupyhistimeconstructively.
Wantsresponsibilitiesandfollowsthrough.
Canbeveryhelpfulanddependableintheclassroom.
Alwaysuseshertimewisely.
Hasstrengthenedherskillsin___.
Hasgreatpotentialandworkstowardachievingit.
Workingtofullcapability.
Isstrongin_____.
Islearningtobeabetterlistener.
Islearningtobecareful,cooperative,andfair.
Iscontinuingtogrowinindependence.
Enthusiasticaboutparticipating.
Gainingmoreselfconfidence.
Hasapleasantpersonality.
Hasearnedaveryfinereportcard.
Hasimprovedsteadily.
Islearningtolistentodirectionsmorecarefully.
Nowacceptsresponsibilitywell.
_____'sworkhabitsareimproving.
Hasbeenconsistentlyprogressing.
Hasshownagoodattitudeabouttryingtoimprovein___.
Thefollowingsuggestionsmightimprovehis____.
Iamhopingthisrecentinterestandimprovementwillcontinue.
Seemseagertoimprove.
Hasshownstronggrowthin____.
Iscooperativeandhappy.
Volunteersoften.
Iswillingtotakepartinallclassroomactivities.
Workswellwithherneighbors.
_____'sattitudetowardschoolisexcellent.
Hastheabilitytofollowdirections.
Handworkisbeautifullydone.
Learnsnewvocabularyquickly.
Hasasenseofhumorandenjoysthestoriesweread.
Isasteadfast,conscientiousworker.
Isveryhelpfulaboutcleanupworkaroundtheroom.
Anxioustoplease.
Bringsfinecontributions.
Hasapleasantdisposition.
Workswell.
Ishardworking.
Ispleasantandfriendly.
Needstoincreasespeedandcomprehensioninreading.
Needstoapplyskillstoallwrittenwork.
Getsalongwellwithotherchildren.
Yourconstantcooperationandhelpareappreciated.
Hasshownanencouragingdesiretobetterherselfin___.
Makingsteadyprogressacademically.
Qualityofworkisimproving.
Respondswell.
Ismaintaininggradelevelachievements.
Workswellingroups,planningandcarryingoutactivities.
Seemstobemoreawareofactivitiesintheclassroom.
Takesanactivepartindiscussionspertinentto___.
Acceptsresponsibility.
Extremelyconscientious.
Bubblesoverwithenthusiasm.
Hasasenseofhumorweallenjoy.
Hasanexcellentattitude.
Workintheareasof____hasbeenextremelygood.
Isanenthusiasticworkerduringthe____period.
Needstoworkdemocraticallywithothersingroups.
Possiblefor___toexceedgradeexpectations.
Graspsnewideasreadily.
Needstodevelopabettersenseofresponsibility.
Enthusiasticaboutworkingeneral.
Performswellineverythingheundertakes.
Unusuallymature.
Seeksinformation.
Maturevocabulary.
Doingstrongworkinallareas.
Isaclearthinker.
Excelsinwritingoriginalstoriesandpoems.
Isagoodstudentwhoappearstobeadeepthinker.
Readsextensively.
Hasgoodorganizationofthoughts.
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Hasavastbackgroundknowledgeof___.
Isaveryfineandseriousstudentandexcelsin___.
Rateofachievementmakesitdifficultfor___tokeepupwiththeclass.
Mustimproveworkhabitsif___istogainthefundamentalsneededfor___
gradework.
_____'sacademicsuccessleavesmuchtobedesired.
Handwritingneedstobeimproved.
Cooperative,wellmannered.
Isaveryhappy,welladjustedchild,but___.
Makesfriendsquicklyandiswelllikedbyclassmates.
Crieseasily.
Goodworkerandattentivelistener.
Goodadjustment.
Goodattitude.
Capableofachievingahigheraverageinareasof____.
Hasdifficultyretainingprocessofaddition,etc.
Isinconsistentinhisefforts,especiallyin___.
Sacrificingaccuracyforunnecessaryspeedinhiswrittenwork.
Needstolistentodirections.
Nevercompletesassignmentsintheallottedtime.
Failstofinishindependentassignments.
Wouldimproveifhedevelopedagreaterinterestin___.
Comprehendswell,butneedstoworkmorequickly.
Needstobeurged.

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