Kindergarten Writing Rubric

This is a Kindergarten Writing Rubric for Kindergarten teachers to utilize.

It comes in an editable PowerPoint, so you are able to tweak to fit your needs.

A rubric for the first semester and second semester is included. Each semester is printed 2 per page.

There are 3 measures for scoring in the first semester:

3 – Good

2 – Fair

1 – Needs improvement

Students writing skills will be measured on 4 sections in the first semester:

Student writes name on paper.

Student begins sentence with a capital letter.

Student has spaces between words.

Student forms letters correctly.

Students writing skills will be measured on 4 sections in the second semester:

Sentences (conveys meaning in written form)

Conventions (finger spaces, capitals, punctuation)

Illustration

Handwriting

There are 4 measures for scoring in the second semester.

This writing rubric is an effective way to data track your students’ writing skills. You can easily keep these rubrics organized and can even attach pieces of written work to them for evidence. Whenever you need to have a parent meeting, meeting with a school evaluator, or form small groups in your classroom, you will have rubrics such as this one to support your decisions.

2 slide editable PowerPoint