Writing Benchmarks and Anchor Papers - Kindergarten:FALL

All descriptors must be evident.

Writing Characteristics

Contains letters and letter strings.
Letters may be reversed with some approximations.
Spaces between word-like clusters begin to appear.
Letters and clusters are written left to right and top to bottom.
Writing begins to include an occasional known word or familiar name.
A single letter may represent a word.

Writer Behaviors

Writes to convey a message.
Returns to writing to tell about picture.