Knowledge and Skills Statement
Use the following rubric to monitor students’ progress toward mastering this SE. This SE should be assessed both while students are developing drafts and after students have completed their drafts.
Sample rubric:
- The student is unable to edit drafts to create complete sentences with subject-verb agreement even with adult assistance.
- The student is inconsistently able to edit drafts to create complete sentences with subject-verb agreement with adult assistance.
- The student is consistently able to edit drafts to create complete sentences with subject-verb agreement with adult assistance.
- The student is able to edit drafts to create complete sentences with subject-verb agreement independently.
Research
Graham, S., Bollinger, A., Booth Olson, C., D’Aoust, C., MacArthur, C., McCutchen, D., & Olinghouse, N. (2012).Teaching elementary school students to be effective writers: A practice guide (NCEE 2012-4058). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/writing_pg_062612.pdf
Summary: The four recommendations in the WWC practice guide, Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers, encourage teachers to help students use writing effectively to communicate ideas.