Tells about experiences in the five sensory areas of seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling

Uses words to describe colors

Uses words to describe shapes and sizes

Begins to use words that describe people and their characteristics

Begins to use language to identify sounds and noises

Begins to use language to designate location

Begins to identify and participate orally in simple nursery rhymes, limericks, and jingles

Begins to dictate stories

Begins to create fanciful characters

Begins to tell stories in own words

Begins to create simple stories

Begins to create imaginary animals

Dictates notes

Dictates simple stories about experiences

Dictates signs, labels, and captions

Dictates invitations

Dictates greetings

Identifies own name

Writes own name

Begins to tell about a series of pictures

Begins to summarize a story

Begins to explain an incident or event

Expands use of specific words that relate to the sensory impressions

Expands use of language relating to colors

Expands use of words in describing sizes and shapes

Increases use of vocabulary in describing location

Expands use of comparative language

Uses language of contrasts

Expands use of language to describe people, animals, their characteristics, and their actions

Writes endings for stories

Writes simple summary of story heard

Writes new endings for familiar stories

Writes about imaginary animals, people, and objects

Begins to use personification in writing original stories

Dictates and writes new endings for limericks and poems

Writes own name and the names of others in manuscript letter forms

Writes simple notes

Writes invitations

Writes signs, labels, and phrases for captions

Writes simple, friendly letters and greetings

Writes lists

Writes one or more facts about an event or area of interest

Writes one or more sentences about a picture or series of pictures

Sorts and lists items in two categories

Collects and organizes information

Summarizes a story in sequence

Uses more than one kind of sentence in writing about an event or experience

Writes two or more sentences about a single idea, event, or experience

Expands use of vocabulary relating to sensory impressions

Expands use of language relating to colors and shades of colors

Expands use of language relating to sizes and shapes

Adds to vocabulary of contrastive language

Begins to write personal sketches

Selects and creates specific words to describe emotions

Creates and writes rhymes

Writes original riddles and limericks

Writes haiku and other forms of poetry

Composes and writes original myths and legends

Writes puppet plays and vignettes

Writes original stories

Writes original lyrics for known songs

Creates new names for known things

Writes friendly letters

Writes simple business letters

Writes original invitations and greetings

Writes addresses and return addresses on envelopes and postcards

Writes short reports

Records telephone messages containing one or more facts

Charts information

Writes simple news articles of one or more sentences

Fills in various forms such as library card application and front of test answer sheet

Writes sentences for news items on bulletin board

Writes individual report

Writes an account of an experience or event in sequence

Arranges a series of facts and writes them in chronological order

Selects and uses specific words in writing a description or explanation

Writes an account of an event from a simple outline

Writes simple explanations

Uses an outline as basis for writing explanation

Develops and writes a paragraph as a unit with a main idea and supporting facts

Begins to expand ideas in written form

Writes personal sketches

Writes to express feelings and actions

Writes personal essays

Creates sensory images through choice of words

Writes and creates images through use of language comparisons of many kinds of things

Writes factual description in imaginative ways using descriptive and specific language

Writes descriptions of characters

Uses and writes with synonyms, antonyms, homographs, and words with multiple meanings

Writes rhymes in a variety of patterns

Increases ability to write original riddles, limericks, and poems

Writes short stories

Writes biographies

Writes an autobiography

Writes various kinds of poetry

Writes ballads

Writes and keeps a journal

Writes and keeps a log

Creates and writes original dialogue

Creates and writes plays and vignettes

Creates and writes original folk tales and tall tales

Creates and writes original myths and legends

Writes conversations

Writes new twists for old sayings

Writes interpretations of figurative language

Writes continuing stories

Writes original scripts for films and filmstrips

Writes friendly letters and business letters using proper format

Writes invitations, acceptances, thank you notes, and letters of congratulations

Records telephone messages with exact facts

Writes directions, recipes, and steps in making a product

Takes and organizes notes

Writes reports based on facts

Writes reports based on spoken reports, interviews, and readings

Writes a variety of news articles

Writes comparisons

Writes concise titles and captions

Writes simple original commercials for original products or existing products for television time slots

Writes more than one paragraph in an account of an event or experience, a description of a favorite food or sport, or an explanation of how something works

Expands use of transition words, phrases, and sentences in writing an explanation

Uses supporting facts in writing a report

Takes notes, organizes them, and expands them for a report

Uses outline form in writing

Writes opinion supporting a point of view

Writes persuasive papers

Writes comparisons to clarify meaning

Writes contrasts in sentences and paragraphs

Analyzes characters and events

Develops ideas in depth