McKinley Primary Center / Language Arts Rubrics and Exemplars
Terms, Acronyms, and Definitions:
IAS (or ISS) – Indiana (Department of Education) Academic Standards (or Indiana State Standards).
Genre – the type of literature characterized by a specific form, content and style. Literature has four main genres; poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. Indiana assesses students on persuasive, informative, and narrative writing as well.
Grammar – The way a writer or speaker uses structured language to communicate.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten Exemplars: HIGH MEDIUM LOW
Genre/ISS Score: 1 - Picture, words, or letters 2 - Picture and words match 3 - Sequencing, arranging ideas in order
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High SCORE POINTS Low |
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6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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Your child should be writing at this level by the end of... |
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Quarter 4 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 1 |
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Writes the start of a story Mistakes in grammar, mechanics, and usage Use more conventional spelling Uses logical order of thought |
Writes 2-3 sentences Uses some conventional spelling |
Writes familiar words Uses invented spelling Uses sight words spelled correctly Spells words phonetically Writes a single sentence that makes sense Uses punctuation ( . ! ? ) |
Writes letters in word groupings and can read it back Capitalizes the first word in a sentence and the pronoun ŇIÓ Uses initial consonants to represent words Uses spaces between words Focuses on the topic |
Letter strings Letters donŐt match sounds Copies words |
Draws a picture Mock/pretend letters Alphabet Letters |