2.  Assessment given at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.  Indicates student performance in English Language Arts  Determines instruction and support needed at school and home.

3.  First Sounds Fluency::-Ability to say the first sound of a word  Letter Naming Fluency- Recognize and name letters out of alphabetical order in one minute  TRC-Understanding of Concepts of Print such as  Cover of book  Where to begin reading  Understands reading is from left to right  Understands sweep to next line after reading one line of text  Points to each word as it is read

4.  Phoneme Segmentation Fluency- students are given a word and asked to say each sound that they hear, knowing that there are multiple sounds in words.  Nonsense Word Fluency- students are given nonsense words that are not real words. Students that are proficient in knowing letter sounds are able to read unknown words.

5.  Identifies numbers out of order  Counting  Find the missing number  Quantity Discrimination (larger/smaller number )

6.  Reading Assessment uses a green, yellow, red system to show overall student performance.  Green- proficiency  Yellow-slightly below proficiency  Red- below proficiency  Provides a breakdown of specific skills in each area depending on assessments given.  Provides Home Activities  At this time we didn't send home the math scores. MClass is working on a parent report. Your child's teacher will let you know if math is of concern.

7.  Support your child by having him/her do the activities based on performance listed on the parent report.  Read and discuss books with your child each night.  Practice identifying letters, saying letter sounds, and connecting them to familiar words.  Visit EverydayMathOnline.com to practice math skills.  Visit websites off of ELC website to practice skills.

8.  Your child will grow so much this year!  Here are resources to inform you of what your child will be expected to learn this year.  Common Core State Standards-Standards Based Report Card  National PTA Resource

9. Contact us if you need any help in how to help your child. Any questions?