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I am supposed to submit at least one reading grade per week. What do I base this grade on? Knowledge of current sight words? Reading at the current fluency level expected? Reading comprehension? Weekly assessments that cover phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, etc?

How do I convey these grades to parents that can see my gradebook online? My online gradebook doesn't show their reading level (they only see this on quarterly report cards).

Our district (or at least my school) is big on fluency right now. This is the data we always look at when talking about reading ability.
Jessie Like your district, ours placed great emphasis on fluency in first grade. When we posted our grades online, we used weighted grade scale. For example, we counted fluency as 60%. We also factored in vocabulary, sight word knowledge, and comprehension scores for the remaining 40% of the grade. Hopefully, your computer program does this for you. Good ...See More
Aug 16, 2012


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