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Writing in Kindergarten
Supporting Your Growing Writer
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What does Kindergarten Writing Look Like
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Lots of Pictures and Drawings
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Labels in the picture
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Sentences with Stretch Spelling
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Various text features like speech or thought
bubbles,
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… Across the Year!
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Beginning of the year…
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In the Middle…
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Picture-Focused writing
Some labels (First letter, etc)
One page piece
Moving towards simple sentences
Labels that teach or support pictures
One or more pages
By the End of Kindergarten…
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More complex sentences
Use of sophisticated text features
Detailed pictures and words
Writing across genres
Multiple pages
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Genres Children will write in K!
Story
Writing (Narrative)
Nonfiction
Writing: Lists, All
About, How To
Persuasive
Writing: Signs, Letters,
Petitions, Songs
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Labeling and Why We Ask Children to
do it
 Labeling
is an essential practice that leads to
sentence writing.
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helps students isolate sounds and letters
for stretch spelling.
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promotes confidence and independence in
writing while increasing stamina.
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What it Means to Write Across
Pages…
Writing multiple pages on an idea
or topic
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All the pages are connected
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+ Narrative
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Overview of Paper Choices
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Narrative Writing
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Picture Box with
Lines for the story
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One page or
booklets
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Overview of Paper Choices
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Nonfiction Writing
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All About
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How to
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Lists and Labels
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Overview of Paper Choices
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Letter Paper
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Petition Paper
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What is the Word Wall and
How/ Why Children Use it?
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A collection of sight words that is prominently displayed in each
classroom
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Words are chosen because they are commonly read and
written
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A resource the children use daily through a variety of
activities: chanting, cheering, clapping, as well as writing
and reading
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It helps promote independence and confidence as the
children use it in daily reading and writing activities
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The expectation is that students can read and spell most
of the words automatically
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What Do We Expect for
Children’s Spelling?
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I n d e p n d n s (Independence) Sound it out!
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Stretch spelling promotes an awareness of speech and lettersound/sound-letter relationships. A word is stretch spelled by
saying it slowly and listening for all the sounds heard in the
word. Write down each sound and re-read to make sure each
sound is recorded!
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Spelling comes in stages across the year.
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First letter
First and last letter
Some medial sounds (like short vowels)
Parts of words (sh, ch, th, fl, etc.)
Word Patterns (-ight, etc.)
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The Writing Process:
Beginning of the Year
Choose
paper
Write
name
Write
sentences *
Write
date
Label
pictures
Plan
Draw
pictures
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The Writing Process:
Mid-End of the Year
Revise/
Edit
Choose
Paper
Write
Sentences
Write
Name
Draw
Pictures
Write
Date
Plan
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