English Language Arts and Reading.K.10.D.ix

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The student is expected to

edit drafts with adult assistance using standard English conventions, including:

 

correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words; and

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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--writing process. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.

Utilize a checklist or anecdotal notes during small-group or one-on-one conferences to keep track of how well students are editing drafts with adult assistance using correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words.

An observational rubric can be used.

Sample rubric:
1) The student does not edit drafts using correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words, even with adult assistance.
2) The student inconsistently edits drafts using correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words, with adult assistance.
3) The student consistently edits drafts using correct spelling of words with grade-appropriate orthographic patterns and rules and high-frequency words, with adult assistance.

Editing is a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling. Applying the standards of the English language correctly helps the audience more easily comprehend the information because it is not having to interrupt the thinking to determine what the writer intended to say. In kindergarten, students will require significant teacher prompting and guidance with editing their work. Students will make edits directly on the first draft.
a group of words that account for a large percentage of words in print that are often referred to as sight words because automatic recognition of these words is essential for fluent reading
Understanding a variety of common patterns of letters and rules for how words change depending on their usage is critical in knowing how to spell. Students must be able to spell words correctly according to these common spelling patterns and rules.
standard rules of the English language, including written mechanics such as punctuation, capitalization, spelling, paragraphing, etc. and written/oral grammar such as parts of speech, word order, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure

Research

Bear, D. R., & Templeton, S. (1998). Explorations in developmental spelling: Foundations for learning and teaching phonics, spelling, and vocabulary. The Reading Teacher, 52(3), 222–242. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/20202044

Summary: Bear and Templeton addresses two broad questions in this article: What is our understanding of spelling development and how does this understanding fit within a broader model of literacy development? And what are the implications of the developmental model for spelling instruction and word study?