Early Writing & Composition
Expressing ideas through marks, drawings, letters, and words on paper or other surfaces.
Examples & Achievements
- Writes own first name from memory
- Copies simple words
- Draws pictures to communicate a story or idea
- Uses invented/phonetic spelling to write simple words
- Dictates stories or ideas for an adult to write down
- Writes some letters from memory
How to Measure
- Writes first name legibly from memory (most letters correctly formed)
- Writes 5+ recognizable letters from memory
- Produces a drawing with a dictated/written label or caption
- Writes at least 3 CVC words using phonetic spelling (e.g., "kat" for cat)
- Teaching Strategies GOLD Objective 19 (writing)
Sources (4)
- Head Start ELOF
- Common Core K
- Montessori
- EYFS