Uses Writing Conventions

1. Writing Conventions Standard

L.K.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

• Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
• Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
• Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
• Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
• Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of, by, with).
• Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

Assessment:  Checklist of the following:

      ___ Print many upper-and lowercase letters

      ___ Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs

      ___ Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (esp., dog, dogs; wish,

wishes)

                        ___ Understand and use question words (interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where,

                                    when, why, how).

                        ___ Use the most frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on,

                                    off, for, of, by, with).

                        ___ Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

L.K.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

• Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
• Recognize and name end punctuation.
• Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
• Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

Assessment:  Checklist

      ___ Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

      ___ Recognize and name end punctuation.

      ___ Write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds

(phonemes).

___ Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.