Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: kindergarten grades We are now required to give number grades in kindergarten. What are some age-appropriate ways to assess and give number grades to kindergarteners? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Students, even in lower elementary levels, can track their own progress. Graphing, charts, etc are great tools to use in progress monitoring and will help students and parents understand the grading procedure. While rubrics are a wonderful way of presenting what must be accomplished to attain a certain grade, scoring in many cases is not based on percentages (100, 95, etc.). Using a grade point system based on complexity levels under Marzano, 4 being the highest, you can create a corresponding percentage system to use in the classroom. One of the biggest priorities is that whatever system of grading is used, the parent must be provided with a complete understanding of same to avoid confusion and conflicts in the future.