Written Productivity Profile
A Written Productivity Profile (WPP) helps you define student needs in the area of writing. It consists of three parts:
Handwriting / Keyboarding Comparison
You will ask the student to write and type four different things:
- the alphabet
- a dictated sentence
- a copied sentence
- an independently composed sentence
Then you will compare handwriting and typing speeds under these different conditions.
Spelling Analysis
You will ask the student to write a short list of words.
Writing Analysis
Analyze an independently written paragraph according to the writing rubric for your district and grade level. That rubric should examine explicit writing skills such as the 6+1 Trait ® Writing framework.
Learn more
- Learn about handwriting speeds (17K pdf) to help interpret your results
- Purchase the Written Productivity Profile Assessment from Don Johnston
- More information about assessing writing:
- NWREL's 6+1 Trait ® Writing framework
- NWREL's 6+1 Trait ® Scoring Guides
Data collection and Logs
- Rocket Graphs (40K pdf) - Encourage kids to write more by allowing them to track their own progress and see results.
- Keyboarding Speed Log and Directions (230K pdf) - Help kids build keyboarding familiarity and track words per minute. This version has tips and two charts for different levels of typing speed.
- Keyboarding Speed Log (82K doc), is just the log in Word format so you can edit the chart or directions.
- Keyboarding Practice Log (168K doc) - Keep track of practice sessions rather than speed.
Updated March 16, 2011 | Maintained by by Linda Wilson
