The development of writing
Assessing more complex writing When children have developed beyond simple statements in writing, and their writing is organised with a plot in narratives or sections about main ideas in information texts, then a more complex form of scoring writing can be used. Use the More complex writing assessment sheet (Figure 13.12) when assessing a sample of a child’s writing at the transitional writing phase and beyond. In this assessment sheet the child receives a summary score from 1–5 for each category: Ideas, Organisation, Language and Mechanics. The summary scores are then added to make a total score for the writing. If the child’s total score is below 10 then use the previous Emergent and early writing assessment sheet (Figure 13.9). The sheet may be photocopied and placed in the child’s assessment portfolio to show progress during the year.
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