pretesting out of spelling words would make sense. DS5 doesn't normally spell words wrong so the teacher can't use those words for his sentences. Not that he can spell every word in the world, but he does know tons of words and he doesn't like to write really long words because it takes too much time. Although once he wanted to write about miniature golfing and did spell miniature wrong (one letter off), so the teacher did use that word one week. I have to laugh about Wyldkat about your DS never choosing short sentences. DS5 would definitely choose long ones if he could type them out or dictate...but for writing it is quite different. Last week he had the word "because" and he cringed when he saw it and said "great....with that word I know it is going to have to be a LONG sentence because I have to explain why something happens" The teacher has expressed that she wants him to be more "creative" in his journal and more "descriptive" I explained to her that I agreed....but he still has 5yo hands and for him those two words = longer sentences. She did seem to get that thankfully.
