Streamlining the process of parent-teacher communication, especially when faced with language barriers, can be a daunting task for educators. With my ESL Report Card Comments, the work and thought process has been done for you! Simply evaluate your students based on the language learning levels, then choose the appropriate sample feedback comments for ESL students that is in the ESL Report Card Comments to communicate with parents!
Regardless of whether you are an experienced teacher or a beginning teacher, you quickly understand that preparing report cards is a time consuming task. If you are preparing a report card for an ESL student, especially if you feel as though you have not had adequate training in this area, the task at hand can feel extremely overwhelming. This guide to write ESL comments for students is perfect for a new ESL teacher that does not have her/his own ESL report card comments bank.
At times, it can be difficult to gauge an ESL student’s ability level, and to form appropriate comments and suggestions on behalf of their language goals. The teacher must work to positively communicate the child’s English level proficiency that is reflected in the ESL comments. The teacher must also be clear in communication with the parents on where their child currently is on the language continuum. Report card communication acts as a bridge to connect with the families of ELL students, fostering stronger relationships.
There are a lot of parents that may not feel comfortable meeting face to face due to the language barrier. Reading report card comments may be the only way for the parent to receive an overall impression of their child’s progress. Therefore, you should write your comments positively and clearly and suggest ways that the parents can assist in their child’s language learning at home.
Although writing detailed comments can be time consuming, there are ways to make this teacher task less time consuming. To help you save your valuable classroom time for teaching and facilitate effective parent-teacher communication, I have compiled a list of EAL/ELL/ESL comments. In this ELL Report Card Comments resource, comment, suggestions, and communication tips are laid out for you in an easy to read format.
Explore some samples from the ELL report card comments below! This bundle is tailored to aid YOU in composing personalized, stress-free report card comments for your students, ensuring an efficient process.
Teacher Report Card Tips:
- Remember that many parents may be multilingual.Don’t use overly complicated words.
- Sandwich praise with feedback (praise-feedback-praise.)
- Emphasize hard work and progress rather than intelligence or natural ability and interest. This approach encourages resilience by emphasizing the journey of growth and improvement.
Sample of the Report Card Comments:
- The student understands a few words including common classroom words and words of personal importance.
- The student listens attentively and can identify the main idea and key points.
- The student responds to multi-step instructions and commands.
Reduce your teacher stress, use your time effectively, create prescriptive learning reports, and build parent communication with these EAL/ELL/ESL Report Card Comments.You can purchase the complete, printable version of this resource from my TpT store, and start creating student centered reports today!
I hope these prewritten ESL Report Card Comments will help you to write report cards in a timely matter.
Happy report card writing!
