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Do not write "fluent" unless they are truly fluent. Do not write "struggles" without specifying the struggle. Instead of "Struggles with reading," write "Decodes CVC words but not CVCe (e.g., reads 'hop' for 'hope')." sample esl report card comments verified
Use numbers: "3 out of 5 times," "using 10 new words," "for 2 minutes without stopping." Save this article