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Crystal McCool
201 Elementary Dr.
Mountain View, AR 72560
(870)269-9706

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Rubric

1st 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Concepts of print

 

(1st 9 weeks)

 

 

* Use familiar       picture book

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score:6-12

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score: 4-5

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score:0-3

Identifies uppercase/lowercase letters out of sequence

 

(1st 9 weeks)

 

Identifies 21-52 letters quickly and automatically in

3 minutes 

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 15-20 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 0-14 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

Identifies letter sounds

(1st 9 weeks)

Produces 17-26 correct letter sounds

Produces 5-16 correct letter sounds

Produces 0-4 correct letter sounds

Recognizes and demonstrates rhyming

(1st 9 weeks)

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 6 and above

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 3-5

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 0-2

Distinguishes initial sounds of pictures

(1st 9 weeks) 

Identifies 6-8 correct pictures

Identifies 3-5 correct pictures

Identifies 0-2 correct pictures

High Frequency words

(1st 9 weeks)

Recognizes 8 or more high frequency words

Recognizes 5-7 high frequency words

Recognizes 0-4 high frequency words

Reads Consonant & Short Vowel Words

(1st 9 weeks)

Blends 8-10 CVC words correctly

Blends 5-7 CVC words correctly

Blends 0-4 CVC words correctly

Writing

(Assessed through writing samples)

(Journals may be used)

 

(1st 9 weeks)

 

 

*Picture and writing   convey a message

*left to right progression

*May start writing letters that represent the beginning/ending sounds of words

*Uses spaces

*May write simple sentences (capitals and periods welcomed, but not expected)

*Uses environmental text

*Picture and writing   convey a message

*left to right progression

*Writes letters that represent the beginning sounds of words

*Starting to put spaces between words

 

*Starts to use environmental print

*Picture conveys a message

*An attempt is made to write a message (scribble or random letters)

*Labels pictures

Letter Naming Fluency

(August)

Names 8 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 2-7 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 0-1 letter in random order in 1 minute

 

 

1st 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Reads name

(1st 9 weeks)

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 4-8

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 2-3

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 0-1

Write own name upper and lower case       (1st 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters in first name

Independently prints recognizable letters

in first name using model

Cannot  print recognizable letters

in first name

 

2nd 9 Weeks

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Concepts of print

 

(2nd 9 weeks)

 

 

 

*Use familiar picture book

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score:10-12

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score: 8-9

* Show front & back of book

* Point to the title

* Point to the author

* Where to begin reading

* Where to stop reading

* Show end of story

* Show sentence

* Point to period

* Show a word

* Show uppercase letter

* Show lowercase letter

* Point to the word

 

Score:0-7

Identifies uppercase/lowercase letters out of sequence

 

(2nd 9 weeks)

Identifies  35-52 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes 

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 21-34 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 0-20 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

Identifies letter sounds

(2nd 9 weeks)

Produces 20-26 correct letter sounds

Produces 15-19 correct letter sounds

Produces 0-14 correct letter sounds

Recognizes and demonstrates rhyming

(2nd  9 weeks)

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 8 and above

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 6-7

Distinguishing pictured  rhyming words

Score: 0-5

Distinguishes initial sounds of pictures

(2nd 9 weeks)

Identifies 8 correct pictures

Identifies 6-7 correct pictures

Identifies 0-5 correct pictures

High Frequency words

(2nd  9 weeks)

Recognizes 17 or more high frequency words

Recognizes 12-16 high frequency words

Recognizes 0-11 high frequency words

Reads Consonant & Short Vowel Words

(2nd 9 weeks)

Blends 8-10 CVC words correctly

Blends 5-7 CVC words correctly

Blends 0-4 CVC words correctly

Writing

(Assessed through writing samples)

(Journals may be used)

 

 

 

(2nd  9 weeks)

 

 

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 4-7

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 2-3

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 0-1

Prints Upper Case letters

(2nd 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score: 26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

Prints Lower Case letters

(2nd 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

2nd 9 Weeks

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Reads name

(2nd 9 weeks)

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 7-8

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 5-6

* Read first and last name

* Pointed to first name

* Pointed to last name

* Pointed to first letter in                  first name

* Pointed to last letter in last name

* Id. all letters in first name correctly

* Pointed to a capital/uppercase letter

* Id. all letters in last name correctly

Score: 0-4

Write own name upper and lower case      

(2nd  9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters in first name

Independently prints recognizable letters

in first name using model

Cannot  print recognizable letters

in first name

 

3rd 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Identifies uppercase/lowercase letters out of sequence

 

 

(3rd 9 weeks)

Identifies 40-52 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes 

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 35-39 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 0-34 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

Identifies letter sounds

(3rd 9 weeks)

Produces 26 correct letter sounds

Produces 23-25 correct letter sounds

Produces 0-22 correct letter sounds

Recognizes and demonstrates rhyming

(3rd  9 weeks)

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 6 and above

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 3-5

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 0-2

Identifies & uses initial sound

(3rd 9 weeks)

Identifies 38-48 initial sounds and words

Identifies 19-37 initial sounds and words

Identifies 0-18 initial sounds and words

High Frequency words

(3rd  9 weeks)

Recognizes 25 or more high frequency words

Recognizes 19-24 high frequency words

Recognizes 0-18 high frequency words

Reads Consonant & Short Vowel Words

(3rd 9 weeks)

Blends 9-10 CVC words correctly

Blends 6-8 CVC words correctly

Blends 0-5 CVC words correctly

Writing

(Assessed through writing samples)

 

 

 

(3rd 9 weeks)

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 6-7

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 3-5

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 0-2

Reads Grade level text

(March) 

Accurately reads text at a level 2-6

Accurately reads text at a level 1

Accurately reads text at a level PreA-A

Letter Naming Fluency

(January)

Names 27 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 15-26 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 0-14 letters in random order in 1 minute

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency

(January)

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:18

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:7-17

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:0-6

Demonstrates blending (CVC) nonsense words (January)(DIBELS)

Uses blending in reading CVC words

Score: 13

Uses blending in reading CVC words

Score: 5-12

Uses blending in reading CVC words

 Score: 0-4

Prints Upper Case

Letters

(3rd 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

Prints Lower Case

Letters

(3rd 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

 

3rd 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Write own name upper and lower case     

(3rd  9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters in first and last name

Independently prints recognizable letters

in first and last name using model

Cannot  print recognizable letters

in first and last name

 

4th 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Identifies uppercase/lowercase letters out of sequence

 

 

(4th 9 weeks)

Identifies 52 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes 

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 41-51 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

 

 

Identifies 0-40 letters quickly and automatically in 3 minutes

(no prompting)

 

Identifies letter sounds

(4th 9 weeks)

Produces 26 correct letter sounds

Produces 23-25 correct letter sounds

Produces 0-22 correct letter sounds

Recognizes and demonstrates rhyming

(4th  9 weeks)

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 8 and above

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 6-7

Provide words that rhyme

Score: 0-5

Identifies & uses initial sound

(4th 9 weeks)

Identifies 38-48 initial sounds and words

Identifies 19-37 initial sounds and words

Identifies 0-18 initial sounds and words

High Frequency words

(4th  9 weeks)

Recognizes 25 or more high frequency words

Recognizes 19-24 high frequency words

Recognizes 0-18 high frequency words

Reads Consonant & Short Vowel Words

(4th 9 weeks)

Blends 10 CVC words correctly

Blends 8-9 CVC words correctly

Blends 0-7 CVC words correctly

Writing

(Assessed through writing samples)

 

(4th  9 weeks)

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 7

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 4-6

* Capitalizes the first word in a sentence.

* Spaces correctly most of the time.

* Beginning to use punctuation.

*(Uses inventive spelling)

* Uses known spelling words and/or high frequency words correctly.

* Stays on topic.

* Writes complete sentences.

Score: 0-3

Reads Grade level text

(May) 

Accurately reads text at a level 3-6

Accurately reads text at a level 1-2

Accurately reads text at a level PreA-A

Letter Naming Fluency

(May)

Names 40 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 29-39 letters in random order in 1 minute

Names 0-28 letters in random order in 1 minute

Phoneme Segmentation Fluency

(May)

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:35

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:10-34

Orally segments sounds in a word

Score:0-9

Demonstrates blending (CVC) nonsense words (May)(DIBELS)

Uses blending in reading CVC words

Score: 25

Uses blending in reading CVC words

Score: 15-24

Uses blending in reading CVC words

Score:0-14

Prints Upper Case Letters

(4th 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

Prints Lower Case Letters

(4th 9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:26

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:13-25

Independently prints recognizable letters

Score:0-12

 

4th 9 Weeks

 

Kindergarten Reading and Writing Progress/Performance Rubrics

Reading skills

   S=3 (Satisfactory)

   N=2 (Progressing)

   U=1 (Unsatisfactory)

Write own name upper and lower case      

(4th  9 weeks)

Independently prints recognizable letters in first and last name

Independently prints recognizable letters

in first and last name using model

Cannot  print recognizable letters

in first and last name