Conferences

The first round of conferences are complete. It was nice meeting all of the parents and reassuring knowing that all of the children go home to nice and caring families. A few parents requested the following information be posted regarding Text Reading Comprehension (TRC) Levels.

Students at the level of:

• A, B, or C, need to be able to
•  retell a fiction selection including the beginning, middle, and end.
• tell the main idea supported by 2 details of a non-fiction selection.
• D or E, need to be able to answer basic who, what, where, when, and how questions.
• F need to be able to
• tell how what a character is thinking/feeling by what they say or do for fiction.
• compare and contrast ideas in a non-fiction selection.
• G need to
• tell how characters change over time as well as state the theme or lesson.
• be able to classify/categorize and make connections
• H need to identify and utilize text features.
• I need to draw conclusions from the pictures and text.
• J need to identify the problem and the solution.

A child should be at the level of J when entering 2nd grade. If you click on the letters B-J (not I) in the above list, the links will take you to detailed information (from the state of North Carolina) for each level.