Get your students using this writing conventions poster to edit their work across multiple genres.
Encourage Editing with a Writing Conventions Poster
Help your students create clear and well-organised compositions with this simple and effective writing conventions poster. Tailored for early years learners, this tool empowers young writers to take charge of their writing by focusing on essential conventions that ensure their work is polished and easy to understand.
The poster guides students through reviewing their final draft by asking them to check for:
- Capital Letters – Are proper nouns and the start of sentences capitalised?
- Finger Spaces – Did I leave enough space between words?
- Punctuation – Are sentences correctly punctuated?
- Sight Words – Did I spell high-frequency words correctly?
- Sounding Out Words – Did I try to spell new or tricky words by sounding them out?
- Neatest Handwriting – Is my handwriting as neat as I can make it?
- Rereading for Sense – Did I reread my work to make sure it makes sense?
How to Construct This Writing Conventions Poster
Here are some quick and easy instructions for compiling this writing conventions poster:
- Print out the resource on card for added durability.
- Cut out the top and bottom pencil pieces on the second page of the resource.
- Connect the top and bottom pieces of the pencil to the part of the pencil containing the checklist using sticky tack, glue or tape.
- Hang the checklist poster in a prominent place in your classroom as a visual reference for your students.
Download Your Preferred Version of This Writing Conventions Poster
Use the Download button to access the full-colour or black-and-white PDF version of this resource.
An editable Microsoft Word version is also available.
You may wish to enlarge the resource for enhanced readability.
This resource was created in conjunction with Kaitlyn Woods at our Let’s Collaborate event.
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This is ace! It would be amazing if it could be reduced to a small size - say 4 to a page to laminate and give to students to use at their tables while writing.
Hi Melissa, Thanks for your feedback! We do have a resource similar to what you’re describing attached to the post. You can also find it at https://www.teachstarter.com/au/teaching-resource/general-writing-checklist/ Remember, you can always submit a change request using the Changes & Updates tab above. This tab can be found near the comments section. Requests are voted on by the Teach Starter community and we create the top requests.