Developing+Writer

=Developing Writer=


 * **Descriptor ** || **Notes ** ||
 * Writes 2-3 sentences about a topic. ||  ||
 * Writes names and familiar words. ||  ||
 * Generates own ideas for writing. ||  ||
 * Writes from top to bottom, left to right, and front to back. ||  ||
 * Intermixes upper and lower case letters. ||  ||
 * Experiments with capitals. ||  ||
 * Experiments with punctuation. ||  ||
 * Begins to use spacing between words. ||  ||
 * Uses growing awareness of sound segments (e.g., phonemes, syllables, rhymes) to write words. ||  ||
 * Spells words on the basis of sounds without regard for conventional spelling patterns. ||  ||
 * Uses beginning, middle, and ending sounds to make words. ||  ||
 * Begins to read own writing. ||  ||