Early Writer

• uses invented spelling

• uses initial and final consonants

• places vowels correctly in words

• uses many high-frequency words as they write

• creates a title for their story

• has a beginning, middle, and end in their story

• begins using dialogue

• uses capitals and periods

• begins using editing skills and identifies misspelled words

• uses environment as a resource for spelling correctly and writing ideas

       Emergent Writer

• 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

  Fluent Writer develops parts of the story understands knowledge about topics runs topics throughout entire story adds details to story writes paragraphs uses word endings uses punctuation such as question mark, comma, exclamation point, and quotation marks initiates the editing process

• selects writing topics

• tells a story or 'reads' writing to others