Generic rubric template based on the Foundation English Achievement Standards
Curriculum
Levels
A
Excellent
1
Advanced
B
Good
2
Proficient
C
Satisfactory
3
Functional
D
Partial
4
Developing
E
Minimal
5
Beginning
Use predicting and questioning
strategies to make meaning
from texts
Sophisticated use of
strategies
Proficient use of
strategies
Sound use of strategies
Superficial use of
strategies
With direction
Recall one or two events
from texts with familiar topics
Highly accurate recall
Mostly accurate recall
Reasonably accurate
recall
Partially accurate recall
Little accuracy
Understand that there are
different types of texts and that
these can have similar
characteristics
Sophisticated
understanding
Thorough
understanding
Sound understanding
Basic understanding
Limited understanding
Identify connections
between texts and their personal
experience
Comprehensively
informed identification
Well-informed
identification
Reasonably informed
identification
Partially informed
identification
Little identification
Read short predictable texts with
familiar vocabulary and supportive
images drawing on their
developing knowledge
of concepts about print and sound
and letters
Highly skilful and highly
independent
Mostly skilful and
mostly independent
Reasonably skilful and
generally independent
Some skill with
guidance
With direction
Identify the letters of the English
alphabet and use the sounds
represented by most letters
Highly accurate
identification and
extensive use of
sounds
Mostly accurate
identification and
considerable use of
sounds
Generally accurate
identification and
satisfactory use of
sounds
Partially accurate
identification and use of
sounds with guidance
Limited identification
and use of sounds with
direction
Listen to and use appropriate
language features to respond to
others in a familiar environment
Highly effective
listening and highly
appropriate responding
Mostly effective
listening and mostly
appropriate responding
Generally effective
listening and
reasonably appropriate
responding
Partially effective
listening and partially
appropriate responding
Cursory listening and
little responding
Listen for rhyme, letter patterns
and sounds in words
Highly competent
listening
Mostly competent
listening
Generally competent
listening
Some competency
Little competence
Criteria
(Assessable Elements)
Receptive:
Listening
Reading
Viewing
Generic rubric template based on the Foundation English Achievement Standards
Productive:
Understand that their texts can
reflect their own experiences
Sophisticated
understanding
Thorough
understanding
Sound understanding
Superficial
understanding
Little depth of
understanding
Identify and describe likes and
dislikes about familiar texts,
objects, characters and events
Comprehensive
identification and
description
Considerable
identification and
description
Credible identification
and description
Superficial identification
and description
Limited identification
and description
Communicate clearly in informal
group and whole class settings
Highly effective
communication
Mostly effective
communication
Moderately effective
communication
Partially effective
communication
Minimal effectiveness
when communicating
Retell events and experiences
with peers and known adults
Highly fluent retelling
Mostly fluent retelling
Generally fluent
retelling
Some fluency when
retelling
Minimal fluency when
retelling
Identify and use rhyme, letter
patterns and sounds in words
Highly successful
identification and use
Mostly successful
identification and use
Reasonably successful
identification and use
Partially successful
identification and use
Unsuccessful
identification and use
Use familiar words
and phrases and images to
convey ideas, when writing
Highly competent use
Mostly competent use
Generally competent
use
Some competence
Minimal competency
Show evidence in their writing of
sound and letter knowledge,
beginning writing behaviours and
experimentation with capital
letters and full stops
Highly skilful and
sophisticated
application of
knowledge
demonstrated
Mostly skilful
application of
knowledge
demonstrated
Moderately skilful
application of
knowledge
demonstrated
Some skill
demonstrated
Limited skill
demonstrated
Correctly form known upper- and
lower-case letters
Highly accurate and
consistent formation
Mostly accurate
formation
Moderately accurate
formation
Partially accurate
formation
Little accuracy of
formation
Speaking
Writing
Creating
Last updated 8/7/2015