Writing Stage 1
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Assessment Criteria: Writing
Stage 1
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| Transcription: Spelling |
| 1. Spell words containing each of the 40+ phonemes already taught (Sp St 1; GH St 1) |
| 2. Spell common exception words (KW 1:1-1:3) |
| 3. Spell the days of the week (GH 1:1) |
| 4. Name the letters of the alphabet in order and use letter names to distinguish between alternative spellings of the same sound (Sp St 1; GH 1:2,3) |
| 5. Use the spelling rule for adding -s or -es as the plural marker for nouns and the third person singular marker for verbs (Sp 1:27; GH 1:4,5) |
| 6. Use the prefix un- (Sp 1:30; GH 1:6) |
| 7. Use the suffixes -ing, -ed, -er and -est where no change is needed in the spelling of root words (Sp 1:28,29; GH 1:7-9) |
| 8. Apply simple spelling rules and guidance from Stage 1 (Sp St 1; GH St 1:10-13) |
| 9. Write from memory simple dictated sentences inc the words taught so far (Sp St 1; GH St 1) |
| Transcription: Handwriting |
| 10. Sit correctly at a table, hold a pencil comfortably and correctly |
| 11. Begin to form lower-case letters in the correct direction, starting and finishing in the right place |
| 12. Form capital letters and digits 0 – 9 |
| 13. Understand which letters belong to which handwriting ‘families’ (i.e. letters that are formed in similar ways) (GH 1:14) |
| Writing: Composition |
| 14. Write sentences: saying out loud what they are about to write and composing a sentence orally before writing it |
| 15. Write sentences: sequencing sentences to form short narratives |
| 16. Write sentences: re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense |
| 17. Discuss what they have written with the teacher or other pupils |
| 18. Read aloud their writing clearly enough to be heard by their peers and the teacher |
| Writing: Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation |
| 19. Leave spaces between words |
| 20. Joining words and clauses using and (GH 1:15,16) |
| 21. Begin to punctuate sentences using a capital letter, full stop, question or exclamation mark (GH 1:17-20) |
| 22. Use capital letters for names of people, places, days of the week, personal pronoun ‘I’ (GH 1:19,20) |
| 23. Learn how to use Y1 Grammar: (GH St 1) |
| 24. Use the grammatical terminology for Stage 1 in discussing their writing (GH St 1) |
| 1-6: St 1 emerging | 7-12 St 1 developing | 13-18 St 1 securing | 19-24 St 2 ready |
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