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 retells events from a story in a sequential manner.

 reads closely to determine what the text says explicitly and makes logical inferences from it.

 goes back to the text and cites evidence to support conclusions drawn from the text.

 has a good sense of story structure; able to identify the setting, characters, problem and solution.

 describes characters in a story and explains how they impact the story

 analyzes how two or more texts are similar

 using taught reading strategies well to gain meaning, especially…

 uses strategies such as making connections, asking questions about the text and inferencing to aid

their comprehension.

 fluency and intonation are very good.

 reads dialogue with expression.

 uses text features and search tools to efficiently locate information relevant to a given topic.

 uses information gained from illustrations to demonstrate understanding of the text.

 reads and comprehends informational texts, including science and social studies

 chooses books that are at her “just right” reading level.

 reading stamina is very good. Student is able to read for ___ consecutive minutes.

 works well and participates in small, guided reading groups.

Writing

The student(’s)…

 knowledge and application of writing conventions such as capitalization and punctuation are

strong.

 spelling and word work are very good/have shown great improvement over the past several weeks.

 writing has been a joy to read over the past few weeks. I especially liked (give examples of what

student wrote that you felt was well done.)

 language arts skills continue to blossom, especially in the areas of…

 conveys her thoughts and ideas clearly

 sentences are written as complete thoughts

 writes opinion pieces with well thought-out supportive reasoning.

 writing shows a strong grasp of organization, she stays on topic and uses relevant details.

 uses details to expand upon the great written thoughts she already putting on paper.

 use of descriptive language is strong, allowing the audience to clearly visualize what is being

written.

 uses an appropriate voice in her writing which allows her personality to come through in her

written pieces.

Math

The student(’s)…

 knows basic math facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

 uses various strategies to solve one and two step word problems.

 identifies and extends mathematical patterns.

 understands place value and uses it to round numbers.

 solves real world mathematical problems involving perimeter and area.

 understands the relationship between addition and subtraction/multiplication and division.

 can identify the attributes of two and three dimensional objects.

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