Using Rubrics to Improve Student Writing, Kindergarten Sally
Hampton, Sandra Murphy, and Margaret Lowry - What kinds of
writing should kindergarten students be able to do? - What does
really good—and not so good—writing look like at this level? -
How can you assess children’s writing in a way that will help
them develop and improve your instruction? Developed as part of
the influential New Standards project, Using Rubrics to Improve
Student Writing gives you everything you need to design and
improve your writing instruction. Each section opens with a
discussion of a genre common in school writing assignments:
narrative, report of information, instructions, and response to
literature. Then, the book presents detailed rubrics that
illustrate what elements and strategies writing in that genre
should display. With these rubrics, you’ll have the tools you
need to deliver formative assessment that will guide your
instruction and support the young writers in your classroom. At
the heart of the book are dozens of sam