THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION (ESE)
Special Standards Report Card - Kindergarten
Student (First, Middle Initial, Last)
Homeroom Teacher
School
Student Number
Principal
Current Date
School Telephone No.
The purpose of this report is to inform you of your child’s performance and progress in relation to the Next Generation
Standards. Your child’s teacher will provide the Sunshine State Standards Access Points your child is working towards
each marking period. We believe a cooperative home/school relationship enhances academic achievement.
COMPLEXITY LEVEL - knowledge and skill required at each grade level
I = Independent S = Supported P = Participatory
Marking code: Indicates the quality of work on assessments within a strand.
E = Student exceeding adequate progress towards standards
S = Student making adequate progress toward meeting standards
N = Student not on pace to meet standards
Standards Code
X = Student meeting standards
O = Not assessed this marking period
# = Area of concern
Reading and Language Arts
REPORT PERIOD
The student demonstrates knowledge of the concept of print and how it is organized and read.
Phonological Awareness
The student demonstrates phonological awareness.
Phonemic Awareness
The student demonstrates phonemic awareness.
Phonics/Word Analysis
The student demonstrates knowledge of the alphabetic principle and applies grade level phonics
skills to read text.
Vocabulary Development
The student uses multiple strategies to develop grade appropriate vocabulary.
Reading Comprehension
The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend grade level text.
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
LITERARY
ANALYSIS
MARKING CODE
Fiction
The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of fiction and
literary texts to develop a thoughtful response to literary selection.
Non-Fiction
The student identifies, analyzes, and applies knowledge of the elements of a variety of non-fiction,
informational, and expository texts to demonstrate an understanding of the information presented.
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
WRITING
PROCESS
MARKING CODE
Pre-Writing
The student will use pre-writing strategies to generate ideas and formulate a plan.
Drafting
The student will write a draft appropriate to the topic, audience, and purpose.
Revising
The student will revise and refine the draft for clarity and effectiveness.
Editing for Language
Conventions
The student will edit and correct the draft for standard language conventions.
Publishing
The student will write a final product for the intended audience.
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
WRITING
APPLICATIONS
Persuasive
3
MARKING CODE
Concepts of Print
Informative
2
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
READING
PROCESS
Creative
1
MARKING CODE
The student develops and demonstrates creative writing.
The student develops and demonstrates informative writing that provides information related to
real-world tasks.
The student develops and demonstrates persuasive writing that is used for the purpose of
influencing the reader.
PBSD 1433 K (Rev. 8/29/2012)
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Kindergarten Special
Standards Report Card
Student (First, Middle Initial, Last)
Reading and Language Arts continued
Student Number
Current Date
REPORT PERIOD
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
COMMUNICATION
MARKING CODE
Penmanship
The student engages in the writing process and writes to communicate ideas and experiences.
Listening and Speaking
The student effectively applies listening and speaking strategies.
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
INFORMATION AND
MEDIA LITERACY
MARKING CODE
Informational Text
The student comprehends the wide array of informational text that is part of our day to day
experiences.
Research Process
The student uses a systematic process for the collection, processing, and presentation of
information.
Media Literacy
The student develops and demonstrates an understanding of media literacy as a life skill that is
integral to informed decision making.
Technology
The student develops the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and
current tools, materials and processes.
Mathematics
REPORT PERIOD
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
MARKING CODE
Represent, compare and
order whole numbers and
join and separate sets
Represent quantities with numbers up to 20, verbally, in writing, and with manipulatives.
Solve problems including those involving sets by counting, by using cardinal and ordinal numbers,
by comparing, by ordering, and by creating sets up to 20.
Solve word problems involving simple joining and separating situations.
Describe, sort and re-sort objects using a variety of attributes such as shape, size and position.
Describe shapes
and space
Identify, name, describe, and sort basic two-dimensional shapes such as squares, triangles, circles,
rectangles, hexagons, and trapezoids.
Identify, name, describe, and sort three-dimensional shapes such as spheres, cubes and cylinders.
Interpret the physical world with geometric shapes and describe it with corresponding vocabulary.
Use basic shapes, spatial reasoning, and manipulatives to model objects in the environment and to
construct more complex shapes.
Order objects by
measurable attributes
Compare and order objects indirectly or directly using measurable attributes such as length, height,
and weight.
Algebra
Identify and duplicate simple number and non-numeric repeating and growing patterns.
Geometry and
Measurement
Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of time using identifiers such as morning, afternoon,
day, week, month, year, before/after, shorter/longer.
Science
REPORT PERIOD
COMPLEXITY LEVEL
MARKING CODE
Collaborate with a partner to collect information.
The Practice of
Science
Make observations of the natural world and know that they are descriptors collected using the five
senses.
Keep records as appropriate -- such as pictorial records - of investigations conducted.
Observe and create a visual representation of an object which includes its major features.
Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.
Forms of Energy
Observe that things that make sound vibrate.
Motions of Objects
Investigate that things move in different ways, such as fast, slow, etc.
Forces and Changes in
Motion
Observe that a push or a pull can change the way an object is moving.
PBSD 1433 K (Rev. 8/29/2012)
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COPY - Student's Cumulative Folder/Office Copy
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Kindergarten Special
Standards Report Card
Student (First, Middle Initial, Last)
Student Number
Science continued
Current Date
REPORT PERIOD
1
2
3
Explore the Law of Gravity by investigating how objects are pulled toward the ground unless something
holds them up.
Earth in Space and
Time
Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.
Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime.
Observe that sometimes the Moon can be seen at night and sometimes during the day.
Observe that things can be big and things can be small as seen from Earth.
Observe that some objects are far away and some are nearby as seen from Earth.
Properties of Matter
Sort objects by observable properties, such as size, shape, color, temperature (hot or cold), weight (heavy
or light) and texture.
Changes in Matter
Recognize that the shape of materials such as paper and clay can be changed by cutting, tearing,
crumpling, smashing, or rolling.
Fine Arts (effort/participation - Standard Code)
1
2
3
Characteristics of Successful Learners
ART
X = Acceptable # = Area of concern
MUSIC
Participates in discussions/activities
PE
Uses resources appropriately
1
2
3
Uses time constructively
Works cooperatively
Works independently
Attendance
1
2
3
Follows rules/routines/directions
Total Days
Shows respect for others
Days Present
Resolves conflicts appropriately
Days Absent
Completes assignments
Times Tardy
Turns in completed homework
REPORT PERIOD 1 - TEACHER COMMENTS Conference requested
The student
on schedule to meet promotion requirements based on Individual Education Plan (IEP) progress.
REPORT PERIOD 2 - TEACHER COMMENTS Conference requested
The student
on schedule to meet promotion requirements based on Individual Education Plan (IEP) progress.
REPORT PERIOD 3 - TEACHER COMMENTS Conference requested
The student
on schedule to meet promotion requirements based on Individual Education Plan (IEP) progress.
PBSD 1433 K (Rev. 8/29/2012)
RECORD COPY - Parent
COPY - Student's Cumulative Folder/Office Copy
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