Cobb County Public Schools Presentation

2. Cobb County Kindergarten Writing Stages
Child’s name_________________________________________ Date ____________________
Pictorial Writer
Stage  Writing is drawing or manipulating objects.
A  The Alphabet awareness/letters may be known but are not applied.
 The “story” can be told with the child’s oral-language.
Stage B The Squiggler/Verbal StoryTeller
 Writing is represented in scribbles or patterns
 Letters may be written randomly.
 Oral stories and pictures may become more elaborate.
 A connection is beginning to be understood between written symbols and the
idea of writing a “story”.
 There is an attempt to record letters and numbers as familiarity with them is
developed.
Stage C The Letter Shaker/Copier
 Random letters and child’s name are often incorporated into the “story.”
 Letters and words posted in the environment are often copied.
 The oral/pictorial “story” often incorporates random letters or copied words.
 Distinguishing between letters and words may not exist.
Stage The Sound Maker/Labeler
D  There is evidence of beginning understanding of letter/sound connections.
 Parts of the picture “story” may be labeled in writing and referenced in the oral
story.
 The concept of story is beginning to be developed.
 Simple “stories” are conceived and told.
 Writing begins to reflect the separation of words by using spaces.

7. Kindergarten Writing Rubric
This rubric reflects only the GPS for Kindergarten. Further evaluation guidance by genre is
available on the Kindergarten Proficiency Chart.
K Standard: The student begins to understand the principles of writing
Components of the 3 2 1
Standard Consistent and successful Progressing toward meeting Limited or minimum
progress towards meeting the the standard progress toward meeting the
standard standard.
Uses drawings, letters, and Writes sentences using Experiments with writing Draws a picture and writes
phonetically spelled words phonetically spelled words to sentences, using beginning letters to describe familiar
to describe familiar persons, describe familiar persons, letter sounds and phonetically persons, places, objects or
places objects, or places, objects, or experiences. spelled words. experiences.
experiences.
Accurately prints name, all Accurately prints name, all Accurately prints most of the Prints some upper and lower
uppercase and lowercase upper and lowercase letters of upper and lower case letters case letters and some teacher
letters of the alphabet, and the alphabet and teacher introduced and most teacher selected words.
teacher-selected words. selected words. selected words.
Uses left to right pattern of Consistently uses left to right Some progress toward using Limited or minimum progress
writing. pattern of writing. left to right pattern of writing. toward using left to right
pattern of writing.
Begins to use capitalization Uses capitalization at the Some progress when using Limited or minimum progress
at the beginning of sentences beginning of sentences and capitalization at the toward using capitalization at
and punctuation (periods and punctuation (periods and beginning or sentences and the beginning or sentences and
question marks) at the end of question marks) at the end of punctuation (periods and punctuation (periods and
sentences. sentences. question marks) at the end of question mark) at the end of
sentences sentences.