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
This information helps us make informed decisions about how quickly proposed assistive technology solutions are likely to be beneficial and the best way to get started.
- Directions for completing the handwriting/typing comparison portion
- Optional form to use to have the student do the handwriting portion
- Optional form to use to record your results
Spelling Analysis
This will help us determine which types of AT are likely to be useful.
Writing Analysis
Use a writing sample that reflects the student’s writing ability when not being given much intervention. Analyze it 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
Information about assessing writing from Northwest Regional Educational Library
- 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 December 9, 2008 | Maintained by by Linda Wilson
