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Entry Level Kindergarten Writing Standards

Academic Expectation 1.11: Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

Core Content

WR-E-1.1 Reflective Writing (Letter To The Reviewer)-includes the writer’s examination of his/her writing skills, abilities, approaches, and products.

WR-E.1.2 Personal Writing (Personal Narrative or Memoir)- focuses on the life experiences of the writer.

WR-E-1.3 Literary Writing (Short Story, Poem, or Script)- artfully communicates with the reader about the human condition.

WR-E-1.4 Transactive Writing (Letters, Speeches, Editorials, Articles, Proposals and Brochures)- is informative/persuasive writing that presents ideas and information for authentic audiences to accomplish realistic purposes like those that students will encounter in their lives.

Audience/Purpose- The writer establishes a focused purpose to communicate with an audience by:

Choosing topics from experiences and interests

Engaging in the act of writing and experimenting with marks on a page

Attempting to write lists, messages, narratives, stories, and transactive pieces

Beginning to focus on a topic

Idea Development and Support- The writer develops and supports main ideas by:

Using pictures, symbols, letter-like marks, or words to make meaning

Using one or two letters to represent a word

Organization- The writer creates unity and coherence by:

Using principles of directionality (left to right, top to bottom, front to back) for placement of text and pictures

Labeling pictures and drawings

Beginning to recognize forms of writing (letter, stories, poetry...)

Attempting to utilize forms related to characteristics including: story line, lead, body, and conclusion format

Sentences- The writer creates sentences that:

Use letters, strings of random letters, and/or words to resemble a sentence

Language- The writer demonstrates:

Use of words or word attempts to describe drawings

The ability to write a few sight words and words with meaning to the writer

Correctness- The writer demonstrates:

Use of spaces between words or letters/symbols that represent words

Phonetic spelling of words which include initial and final consonant sounds

Conventional spelling of High Frequency words and those found in environmental print

Attempts to use capitalization at the beginning of sentences and correct punctuation at the end

On-Demand Writing

Academic Expectation 1.11: Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

Purpose- To determine if students can independently apply skills and knowledge of the writing criteria.

Audience- The teacher

Forms- Letter and Article

Note: On-Demand Writing at this level can be assessed through Interactive Writing depending on the students’ developmental level. In addition, On-Demand Writing can be used as a pre-assessment tool to evaluate students’ knowledge of genres and conventions of writing prior to instruction.

Writing To Learn

Academic Expectation 1.11: Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

Purpose- Students write in order for the teacher to assess their comprehension of content and concepts.

Audience- The learner

POS- Appropriate Kindergarten Writing to Learn practices include:

Sketch Journals

Class Journals

Learning Logs

Personal Journals

Interactive Writing Activities

Writing To Demonstrate Learning

Academic Expectation 1.11: Students write using appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas and information to different audiences for different purposes.

Purpose- Students write in order for the teacher to assess their comprehension of content and concepts.

Audience- The teacher

POS-Appropriate Kindergarten Writing to Demonstrate Learning Activities include:

Open Response Prompts

Test Questions which require pictorial or limited written response

Oral Reports or Retellings

Writing Skills and Processes

Adapted from Kentucky’s Program of Studies

Students should be able to:

Habits, Skills, and Processes

Write their name

Write the letters of the alphabet using correctly formed letters with increased accuracy

Write letters on a line

Write a list

Use uppercase and lowercase letters

Attempt use of ending punctuation

Write High Frequency or Word Wall Words

Label pictures or drawings

Establish a relationship between print and pictures

Write simple sentences

Write or participate in Interactive Writing to create pieces in each of the four categories of writing: Literary, Personal, Transactive, and Reflective.

Authors’ Craft

Identify a purpose for writing

Write in first person

Use tools (e.g., picture dictionary, writers’ notebook) to craft and edit their writing

Borrow structure of form and organization from models

Retell a message represented by letters or words

Receive suggestions and compliments graciously

Use a writer’s notebook

Use environmental print as a resource for writing

Explore and use technology to access information and as a means of communication

Fayette County Public Schools ELEMENTARY COMPETENCY ASSURANCE DOCUMENT for Writing

Developed from Academic Expectations, Kentucky Program of Studies, Kentucky’s Core Content for Writing Assessment, Transformations, and Kentucky Marker Papers 2003-2004 DRAFT

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