Parents who understand how to interpret and then work with the marks from a report card become valuable allies of teachers and students. This handbook shows parents how to interpret the report card marks and comments. Then parents are given specific suggestions for assisting their child in making improvements in achievement. To see pages from this handbook click the headings below. Table of Contents What You Can Do Teaching Focus Writing: Grades 1-3 Teaching Focus Reading: Grades 7-8 Rubric: Reading: Grades 4-8 How To Use Exemplars Go to or for order information. The sample pages are in PDF format. If you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer the pages will open for viewing. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer you can download it free of charge from