1 st & 2 nd Grade Promotion
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1st & 2nd Grade PromotionWhat parents HAVE to know!!
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)
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
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
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
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
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??
ATOS Benchmark ScoresBeginning
of the Year
1st –9 weeks
2nd – 9 weeks
3rd – 9 weeks
End of the Year
1st Grade 50 90 140 170 2002nd Grade 200 240 300 350 3803rd Grade 380 440 490 530 5604th Grade 560 600 670 685 7005th Grade 700 750 800 830 860
These are minimum scores needed throughout each year as evidence of on grade level achievement.
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.
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