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Useful words,

phrases, and
sentence starters
for report card comments
 • adaptable • Enjoys working with others • Respectful of others

• admirable • Exhibits a positive attitude • Responds appropriately

to feedback
• affable • exemplary

• Secure
• Asks questions • flexible

• Seeks challenges
• Assumes leadership • Goes out of the way

with ease • Seems comfortable

• giving
in new situations
• caring
• impressive
• Shows initiative
• cheerful
• Innovative thinker
• self-assured
• committed
• insightful
General
• Takes responsibility
• Communicates clearly
positive stroke • inspirational for learning
• Conducts themselves
• inquisitive • Trustworthy and can
(behaviour, with maturity
always be counted on
• judicious
character, • confident
• Vibrant
learner profile) • consistent
• Kind and thoughtful in

interactions with peers

• conscientious
as well as elders

• cooperative
• Makes friends easily

• discerning
• Meticulous worker

• Diligent learner
• reflective

• Effective speaker
• Remains focused on

the activity at hand

• enthusiastic

• resolute
 Emerging Proficient Exemplary

• acceptable • adept • Able to transfer learning

• approaching
• Appropriate but
incomplete
• Attempts the familiar
• Beginning to apply
• developing
Subject-specific • Few conventions
strengths • Making an effort to grasp
• periodically
• Some concepts
• Some specific purpose
• Some understanding
• suitable
• Simple ideas
• Accurately applies
• Almost always
• Competent in the use of
• Confidently delivers
• Frequently demonstrates
• Good range of context
• Most concepts
• significant
• skilled
• strives
• Sound understanding
• Successfully completes
• Suitably justifies
• well-developed
• Consistently strives
• Can model
• Effectively conveys
• Extends beyond
• Extensively elaborates
• High level of proficiency
• Impressively innovative
• logical
• Masterfully constructs
• Meticulously plans
• Self corrects
• sophisticated
• Thorough understanding
• Wide range of context

Some command terms to consider using: Analyses, Applies, Constructs, Compares, Deduces,
Describes, Documents, Evaluates, Explains, Formulates, Identifies, Infers, Outlines, Predicts,
Shows, Solves.
 Academic/Skills Behavioural

• Continues to need help with • avoids

• Demonstrates a limited ability • disengaged
to/understanding of • indifferent
• Experiences difficulty with
• Is not always willing
• Finds it difficult, at times, to
• Reluctant to respond to feedback
• Has difficulty remembering
• Requires monitoring
• infrequently
• Review needed
Student’s needs • inconsistently
• Struggles to focus
and challenges • Is learning to/that
• Should reflect
• Is receiving additional help with/is
• Unable to cooperate in group settings
benefitting from
• unsure
• Often lacks
• unwilling
• Rarely uses
• Rarely able to
• Needs repeated assistance
• Seldom applies
• Struggles to/with
• Unable to grasp
• unclear
 • Can practice/apply at home by
• Greater focus on
• Is encouraged to seek help when needed
• Is encouraged to strive to
• Is encouraged to be more responsible
• It is recommended that
• It is suggested that
• Needs more time to develop
Next steps and • Needs to ask/clarify/be more open
parental support • Needs to develop/expand on
• Needs to review
• Needs reinforcement in
• Should make an attempt to
• Should spend more time on
• Should work towards
• Requires additional effort/practice
• Requires guided instruction
• Should continue to
• Should utilize options for
• Would benefit from
• Will have opportunities to