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Full of ideas, thin on paper. Show where the words get stuck.

Enter the writing scores the way the report gives them. The summary puts them on one scale, sets spelling and handwriting apart from composing, and checks it against real writing samples.

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The findings record

One record per student evaluation, dated. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Related Services$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
Every writing score on one yardstick, grouped by skill with transcription apart from composing, set beside writing samples, with flags for the write-up and supports to discuss.
Who it is for
School psychologists, educational diagnosticians, special education teachers and evaluation team members.
Format
Browser organizer. One saved record per evaluation; printed with its summary or as a blank form; CSV of scores; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Related Services toolkit ($99) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Related Services space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
said aloud, then on paper
Drawn for this page. When the talk is full and the page is thin, spelling and handwriting are usually the bottleneck.

How to use it

  1. Write the team’s question in a sentence or two.
  2. Enter each score as the report prints it, with its metric and interval.
  3. Tag spelling and handwriting apart from timed sentence writing and from composing.
  4. Add writing samples, and how the student’s ideas sound when told aloud.
  5. Read the flags before you write the report.

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What the organizer does

Transcription and composing

Writing needs words got onto the page (spelling and handwriting or typing) and ideas worked into sentences and structure. When transcription is slow or effortful, it uses up attention the ideas need. The organizer sets the two apart so the support matches the barrier.

Ask it aloud

A story told aloud is a quick check: if it is rich and the written one is thin, the gap is in getting words down. If both are thin, ideas and organization need teaching too.

What it is not

It holds no norms, gives no descriptive labels and decides no eligibility or diagnosis. Supports listed are ideas for the team to weigh.

Sources

  1. Berninger, V. W., and Amtmann, D. (2003). Preventing written expression disabilities through early and continuing assessment and intervention for handwriting and/or spelling problems. In Handbook of Learning Disabilities. Guilford.
  2. Graham, S., and others (2012). Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers (NCEE 2012-4058). Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. Graham, S., and Perin, D. (2007). Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High Schools. Alliance for Excellent Education.
  4. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 34 CFR 300.304(b) and (c).

The example student and scores are made up; test names are generic. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.