Important learning goals for struggling learners

 
Writing

K-1
Think of an idea using pictures or talking
Write a sentence independently
2nd grade
Write multiple sentences independently
Fix mistakes like capitals, periods, and spelling
 
3rd grade
Work on a draft over multiple days, revising and editing throughout the process
 Organize writing with a beginning, middle, and end
 
4th grade
Write a story and an informational letter
Correctly spell words at my grade level and use a dictionary to find the correct spelling
 
5th grade
Write in the modes of persuasion, narrative, or expository forms
Use strategies to spell such as visual and sound patterns, affixes, and rules
 
6th grade
Write paragraphs that are well organized with a main idea and details using tools such as cause and effect, and persuasion
Use correct writing conventions such as comma, apostrophe, semicolon, and appositives
 
 
 
Last Modified on September 3, 2011