Report card comments can be a very powerful tool in strengthening a student’s engagement in the classroom. Using words of encouragement to motivate them to achieve their best can have a positive impact on their education.  Understanding the Role of Report Card Comments To understand the importance of report card comments, it’s important to acknowledge the role these comments have on a student’s progress and subsequent education path. Report cards provide a summary of a student’s learning…

Writing report card comments is a hit-or-miss opportunity to educate and connect with students, their parents, and other educators. There are various practices and techniques for teachers to use to produce effective comment sections to support the continuing education of each student.  Fundamental Principles of Assessment and Evaluation for Teachers The Province of Ontario regulates fundamental principles of assessment and evaluation for teachers that are to be used for writing report card comments. These pre-determined provincial standards…

A student’s report card provides more than just a glance into their academic and behavioural achievements, strengths, and weaknesses over a time period. Creating encouraging remarks within the report card’s comments section can lay a path of support and motivation for years to come. With the right encouragement and motivation, it can help a student be more effective in class, more creative, more positive, and increase their cognitive processing across all subjects. Adds Motivation and Confidence Boost…

Report cards involve more than just a student’s grades. Each comment section should have positive feedback on the successes of the students while shining a light on the areas that need improvement. Why Teachers Should Highlight Areas of Growth for Students’ Report Card Comments Highlighting areas of growth with report card comments provide the teacher, student, and home support system with a baseline of the student’s academic curve. Feedback offers details of the student’s strengths and achievements…

Report card comments are crucial to the future learning of a student. The goal of report card comments is to assess and provide information on a student’s progress and/or lack of development in a subject. They can also assess a child’s class behaviour. Understanding report card comments can be difficult for parents as many school districts have their own set of guidelines and policies in place that teachers are required to follow. Below are some tips to…