- PS 81 School
- Parent's Place
Mrs. Pliszka's Pre-K
Writing Skills
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Writing Developmental Stages
Emergent Writer (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
- draws a picture to tell a story
- understands that writing is communication in written form
- uses scribble writing and symbol writing
- uses left to right progression
- uses initial consonants
- uses spaces between words
- selects writing topics
- tells a story or "reads" writing to others
Early Writer (First Grade)
- uses invented spelling
- uses initial and final consonants
- places vowels correctly in words
- uses many high-frequency words as he/she writes
- creates a title for his/her story has a beginning, middle, and end in his/her story
- begins using dialogue
- uses capitals and periods
- begins using editing and identifies misspelled words
- uses environment as a resource for spelling correctly and writing ideas
Fluent Writer (Second Grade)
- develops parts of the story
- understands knowledge about topics
- runs topics throughout entire story
- adds details to the story
- writes paragraphs
- uses word endings
- uses punctuation such as question mark, comma, exclamation mark, and quotation marks.
- initiates the editing process