Name ___________________________ Date ____________________ Title ______________________
Fayette County Kindergarten: Writing Rubric
ELAKW1 The student begins to understand the principles of writing.
Exceeds (9)
Meets (6)
Does Not Meet (3)
a. The student is able to write
independently to describe familiar
persons, places, objects, or
experiences.
b. The student used phonetically
spelled words to create
sentences.
a. The student is able to write
or dictate to describe familiar
persons, places, objects, or
experiences.
b. The student used drawings,
letters, and phonetically spelled
words to create meaning.
c. The student printed his/her
name, all uppercase and
lowercase letters of the alphabet;
and teacher selected words using
proper spacing between words
and sentences.
c. The student printed his/her
name, all uppercase and
lowercase letters of the
alphabet; and teacher selected
words.
a. The student did not write or
dictate to describe familiar
persons, places, objects, or
experiences.
b. The student did not use
drawings, letters, and
phonetically spelled words to
create meaning.
c. The student did not print
his/her name, all uppercase and
lowercase letters of the
alphabet; and teacher selected
words.
d. The student used a left to right
pattern of writing independently
and consistently.
d. The student used a left-toright pattern of writing most of
the time.
d. The student did not use a left
to right pattern of writing.
e. The student used capitalization
at the beginning of sentences and
punctuation (periods and
question marks) at the end of
sentences all of the time.
e. The student used
capitalization at the beginning
of sentences and punctuation
(periods and question marks) at
the end of sentences most of
the time.
e. The student did not use
capitalization at the beginning
of sentences and punctuation
(periods and question marks) at
the end of sentences.
Teacher’s
Score
Comments
Name ___________________________ Date ____________________ Title ______________________
Kindergarten: Writing Rubric
Exceeds
a. Did I describe a familiar person,
place, object or experience?
b. Did I spell words or use letters
or drawings to create sentences?
c. Did I use neat handwriting?
d. Did I start my writing in the correct
place and write in the correct direction
(from left to right)?
e. Did I check my writing for correct
capitalization and punctuation?
Meets
Does Not Meet