Think Then Write: Criterion-referenced writing assessment/screener + scoring checklist

Think Then Write: Criterion-referenced writing assessment/screener + scoring checklistWithin any class, writing skills vary widely even into high school. To tailor writing support to each student, and to figure out quickly where a student is at with their writing skills, weve developed this short criterion referenced assessment tool. Starting with simple, compound, and complex sentences, we then screen writing skills with short answer questions using high frequency academic verbs (e. g. describe, outline and explain). Next we step up

editing scaffold to self-edit the first draft

patterns of spelling and punctuation errors

subject-verb-object

This 300-page resource to designed to help students to:

irregular plural nouns -es ("faces"

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we look at how to remember the main parts and steps for writing persuasively in order

make inferences

simile and metaphor comprehension and production

and to figure out quickly where a student is at with their writing skills

including many students with language and other neurodevelopmental disorders

We include an example report and practice exercises