Commonly Tested Standards Covered
6th Grade
ELA.EE.W.6.2.a Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.6.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.
7th Grade
ELA.EE.W.7.2.a Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.7.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.7.2.d Select domain-specific vocabulary to use in writing about the topic.
8th Grade
ELA.EE.W.8.2.a Introduce a topic clearly and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.b Write one or more facts or details related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.d Use domain specific vocabulary related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.f Provide a closing.
DLM Website: https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/essential-elements/ela?field_grade_level_2_value=8
ELA.EE.W.6.2.a Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.6.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.
7th Grade
ELA.EE.W.7.2.a Introduce a topic and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.7.2.b Provide facts, details, or other information related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.7.2.d Select domain-specific vocabulary to use in writing about the topic.
8th Grade
ELA.EE.W.8.2.a Introduce a topic clearly and write to convey ideas and information about it including visual, tactual, or multimedia information as appropriate.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.b Write one or more facts or details related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.d Use domain specific vocabulary related to the topic.
ELA.EE.W.8.2.f Provide a closing.
DLM Website: https://dynamiclearningmaps.org/essential-elements/ela?field_grade_level_2_value=8
Emergent Writing
What is emergent writing? Emergent writing describes the marks, scribbles, and random selection of letters seen in beginning writers’ work. The EEs in emergent writing testlets have students work toward an understanding of writing as a form of communication and the ability to write about information. Emergent writing testlets focus on nodes in the learning map model that are identified as important precursor skills on the way toward conventional writing. The professional development module called Emergent Writing, available through the DLM Professional Development website at , includes examples of strategies teachers can use to start writing with students as a part of instruction.
Conventional Writing
What is conventional writing? Conventional writing includes methods of writing that use orthography (e.g., letters, words) assembled in ways that are meaningful to others. Key conceptual components of conventional writing include an understanding that words are comprised of letters, that words have meanings, and that written words can be put together in order to communicate to others. Key behaviors associated with conventional writing include writing letters and words through the use of a traditional writing tool or alternate pencil. Examples of conventional writing by students with the most significant cognitive disabilities can be seen in the professional development module called Writing Production and Distribution, available through the DLM Professional Development website at https://www.dlmpd.com/.
What is emergent writing? Emergent writing describes the marks, scribbles, and random selection of letters seen in beginning writers’ work. The EEs in emergent writing testlets have students work toward an understanding of writing as a form of communication and the ability to write about information. Emergent writing testlets focus on nodes in the learning map model that are identified as important precursor skills on the way toward conventional writing. The professional development module called Emergent Writing, available through the DLM Professional Development website at , includes examples of strategies teachers can use to start writing with students as a part of instruction.
Conventional Writing
What is conventional writing? Conventional writing includes methods of writing that use orthography (e.g., letters, words) assembled in ways that are meaningful to others. Key conceptual components of conventional writing include an understanding that words are comprised of letters, that words have meanings, and that written words can be put together in order to communicate to others. Key behaviors associated with conventional writing include writing letters and words through the use of a traditional writing tool or alternate pencil. Examples of conventional writing by students with the most significant cognitive disabilities can be seen in the professional development module called Writing Production and Distribution, available through the DLM Professional Development website at https://www.dlmpd.com/.
