Primary Rubric Reference Card - Language Arts Rubric Grades Two - Five

4-Exceeds Standards

3-Meets Standards

2-Approaching Standards

1-Below Standards

Reading

Extensively uses strategies to read with fluency. Oral and written responses indicate a thorough understanding of literature read.

Satisfactorily uses strategies to read with fluency. Oral and written responses show a general understanding of literature read.

Limited use of strategies impedes fluency, accuracy and expression. Oral and written responses show a limited understanding of literature read.

Underdeveloped strategies result in little or no reading skills. Responses indicate major sections of the literature are not understood.

Written Expression

Opinions and ideas are clearly stated and supported with adequate details or experiences. Varied sentence sturcture makes writing enjoyable to read.

Opinions and ideas are stated satisfactorily and supported with adequate details or experiences.

Opinions and ideas are unclear since few details were included. Information is unrelated to topic.

Demonstrates limited ability to express ideas and opinions.

Writing Mechanics

Ideas are clearly written in complete sentences, properly spaced, with minimal punctuation and capitalization errors. Appropriate spelling skills are applied.

Ideas are adequately written in complete sentences, properly spaced, with few punctuation and capitalization errors. Adequate spelling skills are applied.

Ideas are unclear. Words are improperly spaced with numerous punctuation and capitalization errors. Few spelling skills are applied. Sentence structure is weak.

Demonstrates limited ability to express ideas and opinions. Mechanical and spelling errors seriously interfere with the writer's message.

Communication

Listens critically and responds with detailed explanation.

Listens effectively and responds appropriately.

Limited listening and speaking skills.

Listens ineffectively and responses are inaccurate.