Whole Group Data Sheet Pre and Post

Whole Group Data Analysis: Quantitative checklist for open-ended, spontaneous writing assessment. Deford (1991)

Student Names		Is this stage evident? Mark an “X” to designate evidence																				Total Participant in each stage
		Pre										Post
		1S	2D	3L/U	4L	5S: W/S	6KW	7SS	8CS	9P/C	10D	1S	2D	3L/U	4L	5S: W/S	6KW	7SS	8CS	9P/C	10D
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	Totals in each stage

Order of Development	Stage of Writing	Code used within Graph
1	Scribbling	1S
2	Differentiation between drawing/writing	2D
3	Concepts of linearity, uniformity, left- right	3L/u
4	Development of letters/letter like shapes	4L
5	Combination of letters, possibly with spaces: letters, words, sentences	5S:W/S
6	Writing known, isolated words	6KW
7	Writing simple sentences: inventive spellings	7SS
8	Combining two or more sentences, complete thoughts	8CS
9	Control of punctuation – periods, capitalization, use of upper-.lower-case	9P/C
10	Form of discourse – stories, information materials, letters, etc.	10D