Report Card Comments for Language Arts and Reading
Comments for Students' Report Cards
_______'s reading has improved considerably throughout the year. Please continue to practice reading with her nightly.
_______ speaks very well in front of the class. However, her written work needs much improvement. With greater effort, the improvement should slowly come.
_______ has shown a great amount of improvement with her creative writing. She has learned to use more colorful words.
_______ is making excellent progress reading sight words. Please continue to practice with him nightly.
_______'s spelling scores have improved greatly since the beginning of the school year. Studying his spelling words nightly has made much of the difference. Thank-you for your help.
Although _______ is trying very hard, she is having difficulty writing smooth, fluent sentences. Can we meet to discuss some helpful strategies?

Looking for more report card comment examples?
Download or purchase over 90+ pages of grading comments examples, tips, and advice for managing student grades.
View more examplesPhrases for Students' Report Cards
Listening_______ enjoys listening to stories.
_______ is able to distinguish sounds in words.
_______ has difficulty distinguishing sounds in words.
_______ learns new vocabulary quickly.
_______ needs to increase his speed and comprehension in reading.
_______ has developed a mature reading vocabulary.
_______ reads extensively.
_______ now knows and is able to use _____ consonant and vowel sounds.
_______ confuses the sounds ___ and ___.
_______ is able to blend short words using the vowel(s) _____ without assistance.
_______ is learning to attack words independently.
_______ uses the phonics skills to attack new words.
_______'s reading is... (smooth, jerky, hesitant, rapid, irregular, or fluent).
_______ comprehends what she reads.
_______ is interested in books and reading.
_______ can read to follow directions.
_______ can now recognize ____ sight words.
_______ reads for pleasure.
_______ needs a lot of repetition and practice in order to retain reading vocabulary.
_______ is still confusing words that look alike.
_______ is beginning to read words in groups and phrases.
_______'s reading is becoming automatic.
_______'s reading is not yet becoming automatic.
_______ enjoys discussing the stories we read.
_______ is able to read his sentences back.
_______ speaks in complete sentences.
_______ speaks clearly.
_______ has difficulty using (pronouns, verbs) correctly.
_______ enjoys dramatization.
_______ has a good oral vocabulary.
_______ uses punctuation correctly.
_______ uses colorful words while speaking.
_______ uses (complex, simple) sentences while speaking.
_______ participates in group storytelling.
_______ needs to apply skills to all written work.
_______ excels in writing original stories and poems.
_______ is able to place periods and question marks correctly.
_______ uses colorful words in his writing.
_______ uses (complex, simple) sentences in her writing.
_______ is now able to write a complete sentence independently.
_______ can write an original story containing two to four sentences.
_______ puts words in the appropriate order.
_______ shows self-confidence in writing.
_______ can compose several related sentences.
_______ is building a good spelling vocabulary.
_______ uses the dictionary to find unfamiliar words.
_______ enjoys learning to spell new words.
_______ is able to learn to spell words easily.
_______ sometimes reverses letters in a word.
_______ has difficulty remembering the spelling of non-phonetic words.
_______ is helped by using hand or body motions to remember spelling.