Get Big Writing Scottish Criterion Scale

The Writing Criterion Scale was developed by assessment expert Ros Wilson. It describes the writing journey that children make, from their first pre-writing behaviours through to a more complex and sophisticated understanding and mastery of writing skills.

Big Writing is an approach to teaching writing and raising writing standards that focuses on: The importance of TALK and oral rehearsal. Accurate basic skills – spelling, punctuation, grammar, and handwriting. Regular and meaningful assessment and target setting.

The 'Scottish Criterion Scale', used to assess pieces of writing, gives you a shared standard in which learners can work towards. Moderation with colleagues is KEY to ensure that we are assessing pieces accurately and with confidence, due to some subjective criteria in the scale.

The Oxford Writing Criterion Scale is a comprehensive skills hierarchy for the teacher assessment of writing. Spanning the full age and ability range within a primary school, it is organized into a series of Standards that map to the primary year groups.

The Oxford Writing Criterion Scale is a comprehensive skills hierarchy for the teacher assessment of writing. Spanning the full age and ability range within a primary school, it is organized into a series of Standards that map to the primary year groups.

Big Writing is an approach to teaching writing and raising writing standards that focuses on: The importance of TALK and oral rehearsal. Accurate basic skills – spelling, punctuation, grammar, and handwriting. Regular and meaningful assessment and target setting.