Kindergarten Fall — Print Concepts, Letter Formation, and Oral Language for Writing
English · WR K eng.gK.f.wr.dictate_sentence_to_adult

Compose orally and dictate a single sentence about a topic

Speak a complete sentence about a topic, watch an adult transcribe it on paper, and re-read it pointing to each word.

Mastery threshold
85%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
20
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
Common misconceptions
  • Pausing mid-sentence and resetting (the adult ends up transcribing two attempts as one sentence)
  • Dictating a list ('Apples and oranges and grapes...') instead of a complete thought
  • Speaking too softly for the adult to transcribe accurately

Exercise pool (4)

Diff Stem Type
3 Dictate one complete sentence about your favorite food to an adult. dictate
3 Complete: 'At the start of Fall, I could ___. Now I can ___.' reflection
4 Dictate a two-sentence story about a pet (real or pretend). dictate
4 Draw a picture of your family. Compose a caption sentence with capital, spaces, and a period. caption