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Early Writing Development
3-Year Olds 4-Year Olds 5-Year Olds
ELA-3K-4.3
Tells a brief story (1 -2 ideas)
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Tells the class that her mother took her
shopping and she got new shoes.
Adds to discussion of book about
transportation that he went on a bus to
visit his grandpa.
ELA-3K-4.4
Not expected at this level.
ELA-4K-4.3
Creates a picture and labels it orally.
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Draws a house and a family and says, “This is
where I live.”
Draws a picture and scribbles underneath it
to simulate writing and tells the teacher that
this says
“It is a rainy day”.
ELA-4K-4.4
Not expected at this level.
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ELA-K-4.3
Use pictures, letters, or words to tell a story
from beginning to end.
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Draws a picture or writes a words to tell a
story.
Uses developmental spelling to write a
story.
ELA-K-4.4
Use letters and relationships to sound to
write words.
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Writes about an observation in the science
center about the plant.