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WRITING SKILLS (YEAR 3)

CONTENT STANDARD FOCUS LEARNING STANDARD
4.1.1 No learning standard
Develop prewriting skills*
4.1 Form letters and This learning standard has been covered in
*Preliterate children only
words in neat legible Year 1 and Year 2.
print using cursive
writing Develop early writing 4.1.2 Begin to use cursive handwriting in a
skills* limited range of written work*
*all children *all children

Communicate basic
personal information 4.2.1 Express simple opinions
clearly
4.2 Communicate basic Communicate basic 4.2.2 Make and give reasons for simple
information intelligibly information clearly predictions
for a range of purposes Communicate basic
4.2.3 Give simple directions
in print and digital information clearly
media Describe people and 4.2.4 Describe people and objects using suitable
things clearly words and phrases
Organise basic
4.2.5 Connect sentences using basic
information
coordinating conjunctions
appropriately
4.3.1 Use capital letters, full stops and question
4.3 Punctuate texts
marks appropriately in guided writing at
Communicate with appropriately
sentence level
appropriate language
Spell high frequency 4.3.2 Spell an increased range of familiar high
form and style for a
words accurately frequency words accurately in guided writing
range of purposes in
print and digital media Plan, draft and edit work
4.3.3 Plan, draft and write an increased range
appropriately on familiar
of simple sentences
topics

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PERFORMANCE STANDARDS GUIDE FOR YEAR 3 WRITING SKILLS

PERFORMANCE
DESCRIPTORS FOR LISTENING SKILLS NOTES
LEVEL
 Hardly uses cursive handwriting in a limited range of written work
even with a lot of support from the teacher.
Requires
 Hardly able to communicate basic information and give descriptions of

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support to
people and objects even with a lot of support from the teacher.
achieve the
 Hardly shows ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of familiar
curriculum
high frequency words and connect sentences using basic conjunctions
target. (A1
even with a lot of support from the teacher.
Mid)
 Hardly able to plan, draft and write an increased range of simple
sentences even with a lot of support from the teacher.
 Uses cursive handwriting in a limited range of written work with a lot
of support from the teacher.
 Communicates basic information and gives descriptions of people and On track to

2 objects with a lot of support from the teacher.

 Shows ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of familiar high
frequency words and connect sentences using basic conjunctions with
a lot of support from the teacher.
 Plans, drafts and writes an increased range of simple sentences with a
lot of support from the teacher.
achieve the
curriculum
target. (A1
Mid)

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 Uses cursive handwriting in a limited range of written work

adequately.
 Communicates basic information and gives descriptions of people and Achieves

3 objects adequately.
 Shows adequate ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of
familiar high frequency words and connect sentences using basic
conjunctions.
 Plans, drafts and writes an increased range of simple sentences
adequately.
expectations of
the curriculum
target. (A1
Mid)

 Produces good cursive handwriting in a limited range of written work. Working

 Displays good ability to communicate basic information and give towards

4 descriptions of people and objects.

 Shows good ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of familiar
high frequency words and connect sentences using basic conjunctions.
 Shows good ability to plan, draft and write an increased range of
simple sentences
exceeding
expectations of
the curriculum
target. (A1
High)
 Produces very good cursive handwriting in a limited range of written
work.
On track to
 Displays very good ability to communicate basic information and give

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exceed
descriptions of people and objects.
expectations of
 Shows very good ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of
the curriculum
familiar high frequency words and connect sentences using basic
target. (A1
conjunctions.
High)
 Shows very good ability to plan, draft and write an increased range of
simple sentences.
 Produces excellent cursive handwriting in a limited range of written
work.
 Displays excellent ability to communicate basic information and give
Exceeds

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descriptions of people and objects.
expectations of
 Shows excellent ability to punctuate, spell an increased range of
the curriculum
familiar high frequency words and connect sentences using basic
target.
conjunctions.
(A1 High)
 Shows excellent ability to plan, draft and write an increased range of
simple sentences.
 Displays exemplary model of language use to others.

YEAR 3 (2019) TRANSIT FORM FOR CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT

WRITING SKILLS
TEACHER’S NAME: CLASS:

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