For instance, suppose a child scribbles intense, dark lines in all directions on the page. Think of the traits as a vehicle for helping your young writers discover their strengths, and learn to build on what is already there. Uses scribbles to express ideas. Creates shapes that imitate print or cursive text. Creates pictures and text reader can interpret with inferences and good guesses.
Pictures carry more meaning than text.
Creates stand-alone text that expresses a clear message. Shows knowledge of topic. May fill one corner of the page or the whole page. Skillfully uses conventions such as title, indentation, or statement of purpose to structure text. Doesn't just stop at the end of the page.