Report Card Comments Appropriate for Struggling Students:
- Has shown a good attitude about trying to improve in ___.
- Has shown strong growth in ____.
- Must improve work habits if ___ is to gain the fundamentals needed for ___ grade work.
- Handwriting needs to be improved.
- Needs to listen to directions.
- Fails to finish independent assignments.
- Has had difficulty with learning ______ so in the coming term we will focus on ______.
- Needs frequent encouragement
- Often seems tired at school
- Experiences difficulty following directions-when unsure needs to ask for questions
- Requires incentives
- Difficulty understanding the material
- There has been a noticeable improvement in _____’s study habits this reporting period, which is very encouraging.
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Understanding the Facts Behind Disabilities
Children’s Books that Explain Learning Difficulties
Report Card Comments for Students Struggling in Language Arts:
- Is able to distinguish/has difficulty distinguishing sounds in words
- Reading is (smooth, jerky, hesitant, rapid, irregular, or fluent)
- Needs lots of repetition and practice in order to retain reading vocabulary
- Has difficulty remembering the spelling of non-phonetic words
- Sometimes reverses letters in a word
- When printing, often reverses letters, such as __, __, etc.
- Uses the phonics skills to attack new words
- Excels in writing original stories and poems.
- Has good organization of thoughts.
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Report Card Comments for Student Struggling in Math:
- Has difficulty retaining process of addition, etc.
- Will continue to focus additional help on place value, etc.
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Report Card Comments that Demonstrate Learning Style:
- Is helped by using hand or body motions to remember spelling
- Relies heavily on concrete objects
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Report Card Comments Focused on Parent Involvement:
- Please continue during the summer with ___________ review and as many reading experiences as possible.
- ___________ would benefit from reading many library books this summer.
- Thanks for the help I know you have given her.
