Transcript Kid Writing Strategies for use with your child’s Kid

Kid Writing Strategies
for use with
your child’s Kid Writing Bags
or the
Discovery Homework Bags
Choosing the right picture to draw
• Your child should draw a picture that begins with
the letter at the top of the paper. Pumpkin begins with P…
Formulating a sentence
• Take the words out of the bag
• Help your child formulate a simple sentence
using the words from the bag. Using color
words helps.
• A new word will be added to this bag weekly.
Kid Writing
• The child should copy the
words on the line.
• Use the pom pom as the
‘meatball space’ between the
words
• When the sentence is
complete place the period at
the end.
• Adult Writing –the adult then
writes the sentence correctly
under the child’s kid writing.
• Help your child to sound out
words that are in the sentence
that are not in the bag and
encourage them to write the
letters that they hear. Big - Bg
Independent Writing
• Children write their own pieces
• Risk-free environment
• Children know what they do is accepted and
valued
• Writing becomes closer to adult writing as the
teacher guides the process
Kid Writing Rubric
• Hot Air Balloon- Exceptional! Beyond the Standard
– Most sentences are phonetically correct with vowels in correct
positions
– More than one phonetic sentence is present
• Bunch of Balloons – Great Work! Meets the Standard, Follows
Teacher’s Directions thoroughly and masters the writing task
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Most words contain beginning and ending sounds
Sentences contain three or more words
Meat Ball Spaces are present
Period at the end of the sentence
Picture matches the writing
Capital is present at the beginning of the sentence
• One Balloon – Almost there!
– Each word is followed by appropriate spacing
– A period is used at the end of the sentence
Uses Scribbles For Writing
Imitates Writing
Uses Letter Like Forms and/or
Random Letter Strings.