Compose orally and dictate a single sentence about a topic
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~3 min eng.gK.f.ex_14

Dictate

Prompt

Dictate a two-sentence story about a pet (real or pretend).

How it's presented
mode oral
adult transcribes
True
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. two distinct complete sentences
  2. both about the same topic (cohesion)
  3. child re-reads pointing
Hints
  1. First sentence: who is the pet?
  2. Second sentence: what does the pet do?
Misconceptions to watch
  • Run-on sentence ('My dog is named Bella and she runs fast and she likes bones...')
  • Two unrelated sentences