Report Card Comments Teaching Resources
Save time on report card comments writing this school year with resources created by teachers for teachers like you! Explore Report Card Comment Generators, lists of helpful words to use when writing, example comment banks, written feedback for students and more.
We know the challenges and time involved in reporting on student progress. and we're here to make this process more streamlined.
Report Card Comments Made Easy With Comment Generators
Do you need differentiated report card comments that align with the Australian Curriculum? Say hello to the Report Card Comment Generator Tool!
Grouped by year level and by learning areas (English and Mathematics), this series of downloadable tools will revolutionise the way you report!
Each generator tool:
- Contains comments that are linked directly to the current Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards
- Provides differentiated report card comments for English and Mathematics on an A-E scale
- Was built to align with the Australian F-10 Curriculum for English and Mathematics — including all strands within these learning areas — in order to support the varying levels of reporting depth that individual schools (or departments) require
- Uses descriptors to differentiate the comments across the expected levels
- Includes a Word Bank tab with handy words you can substitute for added customisation and accuracy when reporting on student progress
Hot tip: Teach Starter's Achievement Standards for English and Mathematics downloadable tables are another handy resource to refer to as they clearly show the sequence of learning outcomes across the year levels.
How to Write Report Card Comments Using Our Generator
Creating your own differentiated and curriculum-aligned report card comments for English and Maths is simple with these generators. Here's how it works!
- Explore this collection and locate your year level and learning area's resources (for example, the Year 3 Report Card English Comments download illustrated above).
- Download the resource in one of the two available file formats (Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets). You will be asked to make a copy and save it to your device or computer.
- Type your student's name, select their pronoun and choose the achievement standard you want to report.
- Select the student's achievement level. This will automatically generate a custom comment.
- Proofread the generated comment.
- Copy the generated comment and paste it into your reporting database! Easy!
When using the automatically generated comment tool, you will be prompted to authorise recorded macros. This is a simple and safe process.
When Are The Reporting Periods In Australia?
Generally, teachers provide verbal reporting to parents in Terms 1 and 3, and supply written reports in Terms 2 and 4. This may vary by state, system and school.
Curriculum Alignment in Reporting
Our teacher-facing reporting resources are developed with consideration to the Australian National Curriculum Achievement Standards (v9.0) and are updated regularly to ensure relevance.
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