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[quote=Anonymous]I'd start sharing by 3rd at the earliest, both the good and the "room for improvement" stuff. We plan to hold off until 4th or even 5th unless there is something glaring that comes up that we think the report card could be a tool in addressing. Starting in middle school we will expect DCs to take more responsibility for their grades and start becoming aware of how grades can start to impact them, so that by high school they will have more full accountability.

I personally think before that, there's no point. It doesn't have a lot of meaning to them, it has no long-term relevance (no one cares what anyone's 1st grade grades were) and it could make them anxious or fixated on grades in a way that isn't helpful. I might share a note from the teacher about strengths as a way to encourage and validate, and if there is something that needs immediate attention in terms of improving, I would address it without mentioning the report card at all. Like regarding no interrupting, just work with him on not interrupting (a normal and common thing for a 7 yr old to need to work on) without making it about grades or the report card. It's just a thing he has to work on, independent of any formal assessment. We all have stuff to work on.[/quote]

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