This third edition of our best-selling resource makes it easy to add a personal touch to each child's report card, and to establish positive and effective interaction between home and school. Revised with updated messages for a wide variety of classroom and playground situations, the messages are sorted by topic and are easy to adapt to other communications with parents. It features an easy 6 x 9" take-home size and includes 48 pages.

Thoughtful and constructive report card comments can improve parent-teacher communication and student performance. Each book features hundreds of ready-to-use comments in a variety of specific areas in academic performance and personal development. General messages are also included, as well as a robust list of helpful words and phrases.

Developed specifically for teachers who do not speak Spanish, but wish to communicate messages to the Spanish-speaking parents of their students.

At last, here is a practical book that gathers time-saving tips from teachers on writing effective report card comments. Packed with advice, this resource will help you collect assessment information easily and describe your students' performances clearly and constructively. You'll find handy lists of phrases that encourage children, words to avoid, and concise advice on how to prompt parents to support learning at home. Book jacket.

More than 200 model narratives help teachers find the words for their report cards--for every situation. Contains comments for student achievement in every content area and language for addressing behavioural and social issues, as well as sentence stems, word lists, and report card writing tips.