United States report card comments
ELA, math and work habits comments for standards-based report cards, Kindergarten to Grade 8. Districts use different scales, so you rename our four levels to your district's wording, rate each strand yourself, and write the comment from a checked bank. Free, no login, and names stay on this computer.
Report card: ELA, math and work habits comments (any standards-based report card). ELA, math and work habits comments, on your district's own reporting calendar.
The card, in order
- English Language Arts: Reading (literature and informational text), Reading: Foundational Skills, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language. Comment box: ELA comment.
- Mathematics: Counting and Cardinality, Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Number and Operations - Fractions, Measurement and Data, Geometry, Ratios and Proportional Relationships, The Number System, Expressions and Equations, Functions, Statistics and Probability. Comment box: Math comment.
- Work Habits and Learning Behaviors: Responsibility, Organization, Independence, Collaboration, Initiative, Self-regulation. Comment box: Work habits comment.
How United States reports
learned actions that enable students to access learning and interact with others productively in the community
Howard County Public School System (Maryland), Understanding the Elementary Report Card PreK-Grade 2, A Guide for Families, PDF p.1-2. How one district defines the learning behaviors it reports on its PreK-Grade 2 card.Students receive grades (1, 2, or 3), separate from the content area, for conduct and work habits.
Wake County Public School System (North Carolina), Elementary Report Cards, web page. Another district's work-habits scale has three levels, so scales differ and you rename ours to yours.Report cards are shared with parents three times each school year
San Diego Unified School District (California), Grading Policy (Hardy Elementary page), web page. A district may report three times a year; the calendar is your district's.E (Excellent), S (Satisfactory), N (Needs Improvement), U (Unsatisfactory)
Santa Ana Unified School District (California), Report Card Guide for Parents, Grade 1 (Rev. 2016), PDF p.2-3. A third scale: four letters. Districts differ, so you rename our levels to your own wording.
Sample comments
Shown with the name Sam and they/them; the studio uses your student's first name and pronoun.
- Reading (literature and informational text), Meets, strength: Sam sums up stories and articles well. They can keep the key events and ideas and leave out the rest.
- Reading (literature and informational text), Meets, next step: Sam is encouraged to work out new words by rereading the nearby sentences for clues.
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Approaching, strength: Sam solves word problems with one step and is beginning to handle problems with two steps.
- Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Approaching, next step: A next step is for Sam to draw a picture or bar model to plan each step of a word problem.
- Responsibility, Approaching, strength: Sam finishes many tasks on time and is building the habit of doing so with fewer reminders.
- Responsibility, Approaching, next step: A next step is for Sam to use a simple checklist to track what is finished and what is due.
Questions teachers ask
Which U.S. report card does this follow?
None in particular: U.S. districts design their own report cards. This mode offers ELA, math and work habits comments, which many standards-based cards report, on scales that differ by district.
My district uses a 1-3 or E/S/N/U scale. Does it still work?
Yes. Rename our four levels (Exceeds, Meets, Approaching, Beginning) to your district's wording. If your scale has three levels, give two of ours the same name.
Are the ELA and math comments tied to standards?
They are written in our own words and pinned to Common Core State Standards codes. States and districts that use other standards should check that a skill is taught in their grade before using a comment. (c) Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
Where do student names go?
Nowhere. Names, ratings and comments are kept in this browser's storage on your computer and are never sent to Milestone Teachers or anyone else. One button clears them.
Does the studio choose ratings for my students?
No. You choose every rating, level and proficiency indicator. The studio then offers sentences written for the level you chose and shows why each one fits.
Can I use it for a whole class?
Yes. That is what it is built for. Paste your first names, rate your class on one grid, and every student's boxes are drafted from that student's own ratings. You review each card, swap or reword any sentence, and copy it or export a CSV for your board's software. Names, ratings and drafts stay in this browser.
Honest limits
- U.S. districts design their own report cards. This mode offers ELA, math and work habits comments for Grades K-8; it does not mirror a particular district's card.
- The four levels are our mapping, not a state or district scale. Rename them to the wording your district uses.
- ELA and math comments are written in our own words and pinned to Common Core State Standards codes. States and districts that use other standards should check that a skill is taught in their grade before using a comment.
- Not covered: Grades 9-12, subjects other than ELA and math, and IEP, 504 or English-learner progress wording.
- Every sentence is a starting point to adapt from your own evidence. Nothing is submitted anywhere.
(c) Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
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