He meets THESE criteria for level 1 but not the others :
In some writing, usually with support:
reliance on simple phrases and clauses
some sentence-like structures formed by chaining clauses together, e.g. series of ideas joined by repeated use of ?and?
In some writing, usually with support:
some awareness of use of full stops and capital letters, e.g. beginning/end of sentence
In some writing, usually with support:
some formulaic phrases indicate start/end of text, e.g. once upon a time, one day, the end
In some writing, usually with support:
simple connections between ideas, events, e.g. repeated nouns, pronouns relate to main idea
In some writing, usually with support:
basic information and ideas conveyed through appropriate word choice, e.g. relate to topic
some descriptive language, e.g. colour, size, simple emotion
In some writing, usually with support:
mostly simple vocabulary
communicates meaning through repetition of key words
In some writing, usually with support:
phonetically plausible attempts at words with digraphs and double letters
sufficient number of recognisable words for writing to be readable, including, e.g. use of letter names to approximate syllables and words
In some writing, usually with support:
most letters correctly formed and orientated
upper and lower case sometimes distinguished
use of ICT, e.g. use keyboard to type own name
He doesn't even do all of THESE independantly, so how the hell can he be getting Level 2's in writing?
These are the ONLY level 2 bits that he reaches with help :
simple, often speech-like vocabulary conveys relevant meanings
letters generally correctly shaped but inconsistencies in orientation, size and use of upper/lower case letters
mainly simple sentences with and used to connect clauses