1 st & 2 nd Grade Promotion

1. 1st & 2nd Grade Promotion What parents HAVE to know!!

2. What every 1st Grade student must know and be able to do to be PROMOTED to 2nd Grade ! • 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)

3. What every 2nd Grade student must know and be able to do to be PROMOTED to 3rd Grade ! • 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

4. Writing • 1st and 2nd Graders need to be able to independently write a complete paragraph on a sustained topic with an… • Opening sentence • At least 3 detailed sentences • Closing sentence • In addition to consistently applying correct… • Capitalization • Punctuation • Spacing of letters • Grammar

5. 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

6. Home Connect • https://hosted55.renlearn.com/48646/HomeConnect/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

7. 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??

10. ATOS Benchmark Scores These are minimum scores needed throughout each year as evidence of on grade level achievement.

11. 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.

12. Questions