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Kindergarten Report Card Comments Note 1 – Comments are organized around terms as guidelines only in order to assist new Kindergarten teachers. Note 2 – Many comments are sentence starters only, and require an example of how the student demonstrates understanding, or a suggestion to support learning. Note 3 – In the Approaching Expectations area, you may prefer to use the terms, “with direct support”, or “with guided support”. For example, - identifies his name with direct support, such as when a limited number of names are presented Term 1 Language Arts Approaching Expectations Meeting Expectations Reading and Viewing is learning to identify his name through daily routines such as … is learning to identify some letters of the alphabet. He knows … is learning to identify some letter sounds. He knows … is beginning to understand concepts about print and books (e.g.. there is a direction to print; books are for reading) is beginning to engage in reading or reading-like behavior with support from… identifies his name, as demonstrated… identifies some letters of the alphabet. He knows… identifies some letter sounds. He knows… identifies all letters of the alphabet identifies all letter sounds demonstrates understanding of concepts about print and books (e.g. there is a direction to print; books are for reading) engages in reading or reading-like behavior (e.g. looks at books independently for a short period of time Writing and Representing is beginning to print his own name (e.g. tracing, copying is beginning to print some letters of the alphabet (e.g. tracing, copying) is beginning to recognize that writing can be “talk written down” and that print carries a constant message prints his own name in … prints some letters of the alphabet recognizes that writing can be “talk written down” and that print carries a constant message Speaking and Listening is beginning to use speaking and listening during (….. ) to express ideas and ask for assistance is be