Helpful Words for Writing Recommendations and Evaluations

                              Adverbs      Sentence Starters that Indicate Growth is Occurring
adequately 
appropriately 
assertively 
authoritatively 
capably 
constructively 
cooperatively 
creatively 
effectively 
emphatically 
energetically 
enthusiastically 
highly 
masterfully 
passively 
realistically 
reluctantly 
successfully 
timidly 
willingly
is beginning to show growth... 
is working on... 
is beginning to grasp, demonstrate... 
is developing skills in... 
is learning to... 
is showing development... 
is becoming more ...
 

Sentence Starters that Identify Areas for Growth

has some difficulty in... 
needs assistance, support... 
needs improvement in... 
with continued classroom experience/opportunity...

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