Everyday school writing
For classroom narratives, persuasive tasks and regular writing confidence without exam pressure.
- Creative and persuasive writing prompts
- Australian Curriculum-style feedback
- Sentence, paragraph and full writing practice
Writing goals
Writing practice aligned with the goal your child is working towards.
Kids Writing supports school writing, NAPLAN, Selective, Scholarship and ICAS-style preparation with goal-specific prompts, rubrics and feedback.
What support looks like for each goal
These public links are included for families who want to compare practice with publicly available exam information and sample materials.
NAPLAN writing practice
For families preparing for narrative or persuasive writing with NAPLAN-style criteria and revision focus.
- Narrative and persuasive writing tasks
- Feedback across audience, ideas, structure, language and conventions
- Progress views for strengths and next focus areas
External reference links for families:NAPLAN 2012-2016 test papers
Selective writing practice
For children preparing for timed exam-style writing where task response, organisation and expression matter.
- Timed writing practice when ready
- Task response, idea development and language control feedback
- Coach support before moving into stricter exam conditions
External reference links for families:Selective High School Placement Practice Test
Scholarship writing preparation
For children stretching towards more polished, thoughtful writing with stronger expression and technical control.
- Prompt practice for more developed responses
- Feedback on structure, ideas, expression, vocabulary and control
- Revision steps that help children refine rather than rush
External reference links for families:ACER Scholarship example questions
ICAS and extension writing
For confident writers who benefit from broader challenges, sharper clarity and more deliberate revision.
- Extension-style writing prompts
- Feedback on clarity, relevance, structure and language control
- Skill profile views for targeted next practice
External reference links for families:ICAS sample tests and preparation tools
Reference links are provided for parent information. Kids Writing is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organisations.
Different goals look at different writing skills.
A piece of writing can be reviewed differently depending on whether the focus is school confidence, NAPLAN-style writing or a selective exam goal.
Exam-style focus areas
See what each writing goal pays attention to.
Switch goals to preview the criteria Kids Writing can make visible through feedback, revision tips and practice recommendations.
NAPLAN-style writing
Families preparing for narrative or persuasive writing tasks.
These are the same NAPLAN-aligned rubric criteria Kids Writing can show in feedback, including all ten scoring areas.
AudienceMax 6
Awareness of reader and purpose
Text StructureMax 4
Logical overall structure
IdeasMax 5
Quality and development of ideas
Character & Setting / Persuasive DevicesMax 4
Characterisation and setting (Narrative) or use of persuasive devices (Persuasive)
CohesionMax 4
How naturally sentences and paragraphs connect
ParagraphingMax 2
Effective use of paragraph breaks
Sentence StructureMax 6
Variety and control of sentence forms
VocabularyMax 5
Range and precision of word choices
PunctuationMax 5
Accurate and effective punctuation use
SpellingMax 6
Spelling accuracy across the piece
Relative emphasis for this writing goal
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