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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.

Use 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 pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases.

An observational rubric can be used.

Sample rubric:
1) The student does not edit drafts using pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases, even with adult assistance.
2) The student inconsistently able edits drafts using pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases, with adult assistance.
3) The student consistently edits drafts using pronouns, including subjective, objective, and possessive cases, 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.
An objective pronoun is a part of speech used as a substitute for a noun or a noun phrase that acts as the object of a verb and receives the action of the verb (e.g., her, him, it, me, them, us, and you).
A possessive pronoun is a part of speech used as a substitute for a noun or a noun phrase to show who owns something (e.g., hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours).
a part of speech used as a substitute for a noun or noun phrase (e.g., "she" in "Jane drove to the store because she needed to buy some milk.")
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
A subjective pronoun is a pronoun that is the subject of the sentence and performs the action of the verb (e.g., he, I, it, she, they, we, you).

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 flexibly and effectively in communicating their ideas.