- Kindergarten Quarterly Benchmarks – Informative
ELA CCSS: K.W.2, K.L.1, K.L.2
Revised & Adapted from DMA Writing Benchmarks March 2016
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter
Process
(with guidance and support
Plan depicts a sketch of a fact
learned
Adds on to plan after talking
with teacher or peers about
piece and before writing
Begins to match oral words with
written text (points to a word as
spoken)
Uses information from a variety
of sources
Teacher may publish piece
Plan depicts a sketch of 2 facts
learned
Adds on to plan after talking
with teacher or peers about
piece and before writing
Matches oral words with written
text
Iden...
K Informative Benchmarks 2016.pdf 
