WRITING LEVEL 1

Conveys a simple idea, opinion, factual information or message in writing

Full support

Works alongside expert/mentor

Prompting and modelling provided

Highly familiar contexts

Concrete and immediate

Very restricted range of contexts

Short and simple

Highly explicit purpose

Limited, highly familiar vocabulary

PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Writes 2 short, simple text types, e.g. fills in form with basic personal details, produces 1 or 2 simple sentences
  

• Shows some recognition that texts have different purposes
  

• Writes short texts with simple structure, approximating teacher/mentor model and with teacher/mentor support
• Demonstrates a very limited understanding of sequence
  

• Begins to check writing by re-reading