Child uses familiar words and invented spelling to convey a short simple message. Child uses initial consonants to represent words. Child writes familiar words. Child uses invented spelling and some conventional spelling. Child writes a single, factual, understandable sentence independently.
Child uses both phonetic and sight strategies to spell words.
Child writes some sentences related to topic and some not related to topic. Child writes short, simple sentences that are not in a pattern form. Child writes sentences of more than 4 words following a pattern. Level 8 Child writes the start of a story. Child begins to use more conventional spelling.