Grade 2 ELA report card comments

12 sample Grade 2 ELA comments for standards-based report cards, from Exceeds to Beginning: 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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Exceeds

Strength, Speaking and Listening. Sam tells about events in rich detail and speaks clearly so everyone can follow. CCSS SL.2.4: tell a story or recount an experience Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Strength, Writing. Sam writes interesting facts about a topic and adds a closing sentence that wraps up the piece. CCSS W.2.2: Write informative/explanatory texts Written for Grades 1-2
Next step, Language. To grow further, Sam can use a children's dictionary to check spelling and meaning on their own. CCSS L.2.2.e: consult reference materials Written for Grade 2

Meets

Strength, Reading (literature and informational text). Sam retells stories in order and names who is in the story, where it happens, and the big events. CCSS RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables CCSS RL.2.3: how characters in a story respond to major events Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Next step, Reading: Foundational Skills. Sam is encouraged to practice long and short vowel sounds by sorting and reading word cards. CCSS RF.2.3.a: long and short vowels Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Next step, Speaking and Listening. Sam is encouraged to hold up a drawing or object when sharing, so others can see the idea. CCSS SL.2.5: drawings or other visual displays Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2

Approaching

Strength, Writing. Sam can tell a story out loud and is beginning to write some of the events in order. CCSS W.2.3: Write narratives in which they Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Strength, Language. Sam often starts sentences with a capital letter and is beginning to use end marks. CCSS L.2.2.a: Capitalize holidays, product CCSS L.2.2: capitalization, punctuation, and spelling Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Next step, Reading (literature and informational text). A next step is for Sam to retell stories in three parts: what happened first, next, and at the end. CCSS RL.2.2: Recount stories, including fables Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2

Beginning

Strength, Reading: Foundational Skills. Sam is beginning to read two-syllable words by splitting each one into parts, with support. CCSS RF.2.3.c: spelled two-syllable words CCSS RF.2.3: phonics and word analysis skills Written for Grade 2
Next step, Reading: Foundational Skills. A next step is for Sam to practice a few letter sounds each day until each one comes quickly. CCSS RF.2.3.b: Know spelling-sound correspondences Written for Kindergarten-Grade 2
Next step, Reading (literature and informational text). A next step is for Sam to read a short chapter and tell the problem and how it was solved. CCSS RL.2.3: how characters in a story respond to major events Written for Grade 2

How U.S. districts report

One district grades conduct and work habits on a three-level scale.
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 · Source
Another district marks work habits with four letters.
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 · Source
One district shares report cards with families three times a year.
Report cards are shared with parents three times each school year
San Diego Unified School District (California), Grading Policy (Hardy Elementary page), web page · Source

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