In order to keep you better informed about your child's progress, First grade
uses the 4,3,2,1 grading system that corresponds to the RRISD report
card.
1-child exhibits skill/concept with direct guidance. If it is an
area where growth is needed then this is a skill/concept that will require
greater guidance from me and more practice at home. For example-if your child is
having difficulty reading 1st grade level texts then you will see some 1's in
the Reading section. If the teacher has any concerns about your child's
performance then she’ll have already contacted you. However, there may be some
areas where a 1 simply means that the topic has just recently been introduced
and they are not expected to be beyond that level yet. Please ask the teacher if
you are concerned about your child’s performance.
2-child exhibits skill
/concept with minimal guidance Throughout the year most children require at
least some degree of guidance from the teacher on most skills and concepts so a
score of 2 is quite reasonable to expect in areas where your child is
progressing at a reasonable rate toward becoming independent by the end of the
year. 2 is a score that indicates your child is on-track to being successful
with that skill or concept at the expected pace. By the end of the year we
should see 2's growing into 3s and even 4s in some cases.
3- child
exhibits mastery of skill/concept (needs NO guidance) consistently There may be
some areas where a child has consistently exhibited mastery of a 1st grade skill
and is beyond needing guidance. These areas will be scored with a 3. It is
important to keep in mind that the child must be consistently exhibiting mastery
of the skill (without guidance) to get a 3.
4- child exhibits
understanding beyond grade level expectation consistently To get a 4 in any
skill or concept your child must be consistently exhibit understanding beyond
the grade level expectation. The key words are "consistent" and "beyond."
Blacked Out This is intentional because at this point in the year we
have not had a chance to fully introduce, teach or assess these areas because
they will be addressed in the future. For example the "fractions" area is
blacked out because as a grade level the students have not yet had a chance to
practice and demonstrate mastery or independence with these skills yet. As the
year progresses, however, these skill will be practiced and assessed and will
begin to appear as a 1, 2, 3, 4 on the report card.
Some major
assignments/ short cycle assessments will have a grading scale of 100%.
Students with a grade below 70% may be redone or retested for a maximum new
grade of 70%. If a student requires reteaching and retesting this may be
reflected on the report card, which is a grade based on a collection of
data.
**This policy does not apply to district assessments/benchmarks.
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