STANDARD 3.2 (WRITING) Grade Kindergarten
Strands with Cumulative Progress IndicatorsA. Writing as a Process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, postwriting)
- Recognize that thoughts and talk can be written down in words.
- Observe the teacher modeling writing.
- Generate and share ideas and experiences for a story.
- Attempt to put ideas into writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
- Write (print) own first and last name.
- Participate in group writing activities such as experience stories, interactive writing, and shared writing.
- Begin to sequence story events for writing using pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
B. Writing as a Product (resulting in work samples)
- Show and talk about work samples containing pictures, developmental spelling, or conventional text.
- Begin to collect favorite work samples to place in personal writing folder.
C. Mechanics, Spelling, and Handwriting
- Use letter/sound knowledge in attempting to write (print) some words.
- Spell own name.
- Recognize and begin to use left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality and spacing between words when writing.
- Gain increasing control of penmanship, including pencil grip, paper position, and beginning strokes.
- Write all letters of the alphabet (uppercase and lowercase) from teacher
copy.
D. Writing Forms, Audiences, and Purposes (exploring a variety of writing)
- Communicate personal response to literature through drawing, telling, or writing.
- Show and talk about favorite work samples (drawing or writing) with teacher and family.
