ARM 10.54.3489. NEARING PROFICIENCY WRITING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR END OF GRADE 4

(1) A fourth-grade student at the nearing proficiency level of writing demonstrates partial mastery of prerequisite knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient writing. He/she: (a) sometimes writes clearly and effectively by organizing text with a basic beginning, middle, and end; (b) applies basic skills and limited strategies in the writing process as he/she develops as a writer; (c) sometimes shares and discusses his/her writing and the writing of others to make limited changes in the text; (d) recognizes and begins to write, with assistance, in basic forms of writing, including descriptive writing; (e) writes for a specific purpose and with some sense of audience; and (f) conducts inquiries, with support, to find information to communicate.