Transcript 1st & 2nd Grade Promotion

1st & 2nd Grade Promotion
What parents HAVE to know!!
What every 1st Grade student must
know and be able to do to be
PROMOTED to 2nd Grade !
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Read at a minimum level of 200 ATOS
Read fluently (60 wpm)
Read Sight Word list 1-10 (212 words)
Apply phonics rules to decode words with 90%
accuracy
• Apply Standard English rules to spelling and
grammar.
• Addition and Subtraction Fact Families (1-20)
What every 2nd Grade student must
know and be able to do to be
PROMOTED to 3rd Grade !
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Read at a minimum level of 380 ATOS
Read fluently (90 wpm)
Read Sight Word list 1-14 (312 words)
Apply Standard English rules to spelling and
grammar.
• Addition & Subtraction with 2-digit #’s
Writing
• 1st and 2nd Graders need to be able
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to independently write a complete
paragraph on a sustained topic with
an…
– Opening sentence
– At least 3 detailed sentences
– Closing sentence
addition to consistently applying correct…
Capitalization
Punctuation
Spacing of letters
Grammar
Reading
• AR is Accelerated Reader
– Leveled books
– Based on their interests
– Comprehension Questions
• Sight Words are important!!!
• 100 Words = Begin AR Program
• Necessary to improve
– Vocabulary
– Comprehension
– Fluency
Home
Connect
• https://hosted55.renlearn.com/48646/Hom
eConnect/Login.aspx
• Login = last name, first initial, middle initial,
month and date of birth
– Example (doejj0609)
• Password = 0+student number
– Example (012345)
• All students should have label with this
information. Located in front of agenda.
• A link is also located on the school webpage
ATOS
• An ATOS level on a book indicates
how difficult the text is to read.
• ATOS is measured on 4 components:
– Average sentence length
– Average word length
– Vocabulary grade level
– Number of words in the book.
• Where do they get their ATOS score??
ATOS Benchmark Scores
These are minimum scores needed throughout each year as
evidence of on grade level achievement.
Beginning
of the
Year
1st –9
weeks
2nd – 9
weeks
3rd – 9
weeks
End of
the Year
1st Grade
50
90
140
170
200
2nd Grade
200
240
300
350
380
3rd Grade
380
440
490
530
560
4th Grade
560
600
670
685
700
5th Grade
700
750
800
830
860
Summary
• If your student is not reading at the
correct ATOS level, they are not going to
be able to handle grade level vocabulary
and test vocabulary.
• If your student is not meeting the
minimum expectations for the grade
level, they are being considered for
retention.
Questions