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Valley View School District 365U

Parent Guide to Kindergarten Report Card Benchmarks

(Q: Quarter) (x= not assessed that quarter)

Language Arts	M: Meets
Is Developing as a Reader
Recognizes letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase combined total)	Q1: recognizes 35-39 letters Q2: recognizes 40-44 letters Q3: recognizes 45-50 letters Q4: recognizes 51-52 letters
Produces appropriate sound when shown consonant letters	Q1: produces 9-10 sounds Q2: produces 11-12 sounds Q3: produces 13-15 sounds Q4: produces 16-21 sounds
Is Developing Concept of Words
Tracks print left to right	Q1: x Q2: x Q3: tracks 3 sentences correctly Q4: tracks 3 sentences correctly
Verbally tells a story with beginning, middle and end	Q1: x Q2, 3, 4: Tells a story with clear beginning, middle, and ending
Recognizes and reads required high frequency words	Q1: x Q2: knows 10-13 high frequency words Q3: knows 20-27 high frequency words Q4: knows 32-42 high frequency words
Identifies high frequency words in familiar text	Q1, 2, 3: x Q4: Identifies (points to) 8-10 of these high frequency words in text: I a see can the have like you my in
Hears rhymes and supplies rhyming words	Q3: Hears rhyming words Q4: Hears rhyming words and supplies rhyming words
Is Developing as a Writer
Applies letter-sound knowledge to represent sounds when writing isolated words (beginning/ending/some medial)	Q1, 2: x Q3: Applies 7-10 letter sounds when writing words Q4: Applies 11-14 letter sounds when writing words
Writes simple 2-3 word sentences	Q3, 4: Writes sentences with 2-3 words
Understands writing mechanics (correct capitalization, spacing, punctuation)	Q3: Writing demonstrates understanding of 1 or 2 of the mechanics Q4: Writing demonstrates understanding of all 3 components of mechanics
Is Developing as a Speaker
Expresses ideas, thoughts, and feelings orally	Expresses ideas, thoughts, and feelings orally consistently
Contributes appropriately and meaningfully to group discussions	Contributes to group discussions appropriately and meaningfully remaining on topic
Is Developing as a Listener
Actively engaged as a listener (faces speaker, eye contact, refrains from speaking)	Listens and attends to speaker consistently

(Q=Quarter)

Mathematics	M: Meets
Is Developing Geometric Thinking
Names shapes: circle, rectangle, triangle, square	All 4 Quarters: Names all 4 shapes: circle, rectangle, triangle, square
Understands comparative and positional terms: like, different, more, less, equal, above, below, left, right	Q1: Understands positional terms above and below Q2: Understands above, below, like, and different Q3: Understands above, below, like, different, more, less, equal, left, right Q4: Understands above, below, like, different, more, less, equal, left right
Is Developing Algebraic Thinking
Recognizes attributes and sorts objects	Q1: Can sort objects by color Q2: Can sort objects by color and shape Q3: Can sort objects by color, shape, and size Q4: Can sort objects by color, shape, and size, and identify attributes (tells how objects are sorted)
Identifies, creates, and extends patterns	Q1: x Q2: Can identify, create, and extend AB patterns Q3: Can identify create, and extend AB and ABB patterns Q4: Can identify, create, and extend AB, ABB, and ABC.
Orally counts without error or assistance to 20, 50, 100	Q1: x Q2: Counts to 20 without error or assistance Q3: Counts to 50 without error or assistance Q4: Counts to 100 without error or assistance
Assembles and counts sets of objects 0-10, 10-20	Q1: x Q2: Assembles and counts sets of objects 0-10 without error or assistance. Q3 and 4: Assembles and counts sets of objects 0-20 without error or assistance.
Identifies numerals 0-20	Q1: x Q2: Identifies all numerals 0-10 without error or assistance. Q3, 4: Identifies all numerals 0-20 without error or assistance.
Writes numerals 0-20 (*Reversals are acceptable.)	Q1: x Q2: Writes all numerals 0-10 in order. Q3, 4: Writes all numerals 0-20 in order.
Matches numerals to the correct number of objects	Q1: x Q2: Matches sets of objects to correct numerals 0-10. Q3, 4: Matches sets of objects to correct numerals 0-20.
Is Developing Measurement Thinking
Identifies and names penny, nickel, and dime	Q3: Identifies penny, nickel, and dime. Q4: Identifies and names penny, nickel, and dime.

Social Science	M: Meets
Understands social science concepts introduced	All 4 Quarters: Actively and consistently participates in discussion, asks questions, and shares ideas about content presented.

Science/Health	M: Meets
Explores the scientific method with teacher assistance	All 4 Quarters: Actively and consistently participates in scientific investigations with assistance.