When drafting report card comments, make your remarks more or less positive/negative using this list of report card comment descriptors, qualifiers, and adjectives.
Report Card Comment Descriptors
Excelling
- accurately
- almost always
- always
- applies
- autonomously
- clearly
- committed
- completely
- comprehends
- confidently
- consistently
- exemplary
- excellent
- firm understanding
- generally
- grasps
- habitually
- has a high level of proficiency in…
- has extensive knowledge of…
- impressive
- independently
- in general
- is superb at
- masterly
- meticulously
- outstanding
- proficiently
- puts forth maximum effort
- routinely
- seeks challenges
- self-corrects
- strives
- successful with
- successfully
- synthesizes
- thoroughly
Progressing Well
- accomplished
- applies
- commonly
- consistently
- developed
- frequently
- grasps
- knowledgeable
- mostly
- often
- regularly
- routinely
- skilled
- sometimes has minor errors with
- strives
- sufficiently
- typically
- usually
- very good
Satisfactory
- adequately
- approaching
- at times
- attempts
- beginning to demonstrate
- irregularly
- is progressing on grade-level with
- occasionally
- periodically
- requires support
- satisfactory
- seldom
- some understanding
- sometimes
Needs Improvement
- avoids
- disengaged
- hardly
- has a hard time with
- has basic understanding of
- has difficulty
- inadequate
- inconsistently
- indifferent
- infrequently
- limited range
- major errors
- makes major errors with
- minimal effort
- needs constant clarification of
- needs much support with
- never
- poor
- rarely
- reluctant to
- seldom
- shows limited proficiency in
- struggles
- with assistance
- with help
- with monitoring
- with teacher support