Kindergarten English language arts report card comments - British Columbia

12 sample Kindergarten English language arts comments for British Columbia's Learning Updates, from Extending to Emerging: 6 strengths and 6 next steps. Adapt any sentence to what you have seen in class, or write them for your whole class in the free Studio.

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Sample comments

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Each chip links to the official BC curriculum page for the area and grade. No curriculum text is copied here.

BC English Language Arts, Kindergarten

Extending

Strength. Sam creates detailed pictures and writing full of creative ideas. Labels and speech bubbles often add to the story. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam makes thoughtful links between stories and their own life. They can explain why a character feels a certain way. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Sam is encouraged to ask a question that builds on a friend's idea, which deepens our class talks. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Proficient

Strength. Sam listens to classmates during our talks and adds ideas that stay on topic. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to check the picture and the first letter of a word to be sure the reading makes sense. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can add detail to pictures and words so readers know who, where and what happened. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Developing

Strength. Sam is building the habit of retelling a familiar story. They can name the characters and one or two events. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Strength. Sam is growing as a writer. They can use pictures, letters and some known words to share ideas. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to say words slowly and write a letter for each sound they can hear. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

Emerging

Strength. With support, Sam shares an idea or a feeling in our circle talks, often with a picture to help. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. Moving forward, Sam can work on telling what happened first and last in a story we read together. Curricular competency Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1
Next step. A next step is for Sam to practise the letters in their name, using a model to trace and copy. Content Written for Kindergarten-Grade 1

How British Columbia reports

Grades K-9 use the four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale.
grades K-9: The four-point Provincial Proficiency Scale is used (Emerging, Developing, Proficient, and Extending.)
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Two of the year's communications of learning are written Learning Updates.
2 written Learning Updates in a printed or digital format
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth.
should focus on student strengths and areas for further growth
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source
Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine.
should be concise (bullets are okay) and in parent/caregiver-friendly language
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3 · Source

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What should a Kindergarten English language arts comment in British Columbia say?

Comments focus on strengths and areas for further growth. Comments are concise and family-friendly; bullets are fine. Comments should not summarize lesson plans or the Learning Standards. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 Student Reporting Policy: Educator Summary Guide (Ministry of Education and Child Care, 2023), p.3.

Are these Kindergarten English language arts comments tied to the curriculum?

All 12 comments name a skill and show the British Columbia curriculum match for Kindergarten beside the sentence, with a link to the official page (the Studio does not reproduce BC curriculum text). A match shows the skill is taught at this grade; judge the fit yourself.

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Sample comments for teachers to adapt; no prescribed or mandated comments exist in BC.
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British Columbia Report Season Kit — Kindergarten to Grade 9: Four resources in one download for written Learning Updates: a 16-page evidence organizer, 17 pages of student Core Competencies self-reflection, 1032 Learning Update comments and 63 comment frames. Nothing in the kit rates a competency.