Grading Benchmarks- KINDERGARTEN ) Demonstrates an understanding of the concepts of print. Student receives fewer than 4 points on Concepts of Print Student receives 5 to 9 points on Concepts of Print Student receives 0 points on Concepts of Print Student receives or more points on Concepts of Print Student receives fewer than 9 points on Concepts of Print Student receives 0 to points on Concepts of Print Student receives points on Concepts of Print Student receives points on Concepts of Print Student receives fewer than points on Concepts of Print Student receives points on Concepts of Print Student receives points on Concepts of Print Student receives points on Concepts of Print Assessment and applies skills to daily reading.
) Identifies upper and lower case letters. Student recognizes 5 or below. Student recognizes 0 or below. Student recognizes 6 to 0. Student recognizes to 45. Student recognizes 46 to 5 Student recognizes to 45. Student recognizes 46 to 5. Student consistently recognizes 5. Student recognizes - 45. Student recognizes 46 to 5. Student consistently recognizes 5. Student consistently recognizes 5 and applies to daily reading.. Identifies letter sounds. Student produces 6 or below. Student produces 7 to. Student produces to 9. Student produces 0+ sounds. Student produces 7 -. Student produces to 9. Student produces 0 to 6. Student produces 0+ sounds and applies skills. Student produces -9. Student produces 0 to 6. Student produces 6 sounds and applies sounds. Student produces 6 sounds and consistently applies skills.
4) Recognizes grade-level sight words. Student recognizes 4 or fewer Student recognizes 5 to Student recognizes at least to 4 Student recognizes 5 or more Student recognizes or fewer Student recognizes -4 Student recognizes 5 to 4 Student recognizes 5 or more Student recognizes - 4 Student recognizes 5-40 Student recognizes 4-45 Student recognizes 46 or more 5) Isolates and blends sounds Student does not Student is beginning to Student demonstrates demonstrate ability to isolate isolate and blend sounds. ability to isolate and blend and blend sounds. sounds. Student consistently demonstrates ability to isolate and blend sounds.
6) Independent reading level. Student is unable or raely able to demonstrate reading behaviors. Student has achieved reading success at Level or below. Student has achieved reading success at Level. Student has achieved reading success at Level. Student has achieved reading success at Level. Student has achieved reading success at Level 4. Student has achieved reading success at Level or above. Student has achieved reading success at Level 6 or above. 7) Demonstrates comprehension of a story read aloud. Student is unable to recall events of a story in proper sequence. Student is able to retell a story in proper sequence, using characters and setting with prompting and support. Student is able to retell a story in proper sequence, using characters and setting. Student is able to retell a story in sequence, using characters and setting, while making connections and predictions (displaying higher level thinking).
8) Uses various strategies to read text (pictures, phonics, context clues). Student is unable to use any print strategies to read Student is unable to use any print strategies to read Student uses some print strategies frequently to read Student uses some print strategies frequently to read Student consistently uses most print strategies to read Student consistently uses most print strategies to read Student consistently uses all print strategies to read Student consistently uses all print strategies to read ]
WRITING ) Forms letters Student copies a few letters Student copies some letters Student copies most letters Student copies all letters Student copies some letters Student writes most letters Student copies most letters Student writes all letters Student writes all letters Student writes all letters and is beginning to apply to daily work. Student writes all letters correctly and is beginning to apply to daily writing. Student writes all letters correctly and consistently applies to daily work. ) Uses pictures, letters, words and sentences to express ideas. Student does not draw pictures or dictate to express ideas. Student draws pictures and dictates to express ideas some of the time. Student draws pictures and dictates to express ideas most of the time. Student draws pictures and dictates to express ideas some of the time. Student draws pictures and dictates to express ideas most of the time. Student draws pictures, dictates, and uses writing (beginning/ending sounds, labeling). Student draws pictures and dictates to express ideas most of the time. Student draws pictures, dictates, and uses writing (beginning/ending sounds, labeling). Student draws pictures, dictates, and uses writing (decodable words, highfrequency words, to express ideas in a sentence) most of the time. Student consistently draws pictures and dictates to express ideas. Student consistently draws pictures and uses writing (decodable words, highfrequency words, with spacing). Student consistently draws pictures and writes, using more than one sentence to elaborate on ideas.
) Spells simple words phonetically using knowledge of sound-letter relationships. Student can write a letter or letters for a few consonant and short vowel sounds. Student can write a letter or letters for most consonant and short vowel sounds. Student can write a letter or letters for all consonant and short vowel sounds. Student spells simple words phonetically using knowledge of soundletter relationships. Student spells simple words and high-frequency words. 4) Applies conventions of grammar and usage. Student does not demonstrate key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student is beginning to demonstrate key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student is beginning to demonstrate key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student is beginning to demonstrate some key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student demonstrates some key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student demonstrates most key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student demonstrates most key concepts of grammar and mechanics. Student consistently applies key concepts of grammar and mechanics.
MATH ) Demonstrates understanding of whole number concepts. to identify numerals from 0 to 0. to identify numerals from 0 to 5. to identify numerals from 0 to 0. numerals from 0 to 0. numerals from 0 to 5. numerals from 0 to 0. identify numerals from 0 to 0. identify numerals from 0 to 5. identify numerals from 0 to 0. identify numerals from 0 to 0 and above. identify numerals from 0 to 5 and above. identify numerals from 0 to 0 and above. ) Demonstrates understanding of counting with one-to-one correspondence. to count sets from 0 to 0. to count sets from 0 to 5. to count sets from 0 to 0. Student can sometimes count sets from 0 to 0. Student can sometimes count sets from 0 to 5. Student can sometimes count sets from 0 to 0. count sets from 0 to 0. count sets from 0 to 5. count sets from 0 to 0. count sets from 0 to 0 and above. count sets from 0 to 5 and above. count sets from 0 to 0 and above.
) Demonstrates understanding of whole number concepts (writing). to write numerals from 0 to 5. to write numerals from 0 to 0. to write numerals to 0. Student can sometimes write numerals from 0 to 5. Student can sometimes write numerals from 0 to 0. Student can sometimes write numerals to 0. write numerals from 0 to 5. write numerals from 0 to 0. Student can write numerals to 0. write numerals from 0 to 5 and above.. Student can write numerals greater than 0. Student can write numerals beyond 0. 4) Understands and solves addition and subtraction stories. Student can sometimes join join join to join and separate objects and separate objects from a and separate objects from a and separate objects from a from a group within 0. group within 0. group within 0. group beyond 0.
5) Measurement Student can sometimes to recognize and compare recognize and compare objects recognize and compare objects recognize and compare objects objects by length and height. by length and height. by length and height. by length and height and applies concepts to other situations independently. 6) Geometry Identifies shapes to identify shapes. to identify shapes. to identify shapes. shapes. shapes. 4 shapes. identify shapes. identify 4 shapes. identify 5 shapes. identify 5 shapes and their properties. identify 5 shapes and their properties. identify 5 shapes and their properties.