Reading
Writing
Students will be able to: Students will be able to: ⢠Know print conveys meaning ⢠Know writing conveys meaning ⢠Associates sounds with written words ⢠Know pictures convey meaning ⢠Know what a letter is ⢠Know writing consists of letters and words ⢠Know what a number is ⢠Can point to the words on a page ⢠Know what a word is ⢠Can point to the letters on a page ⢠Distinguishes between letters and numbers ⢠Know words consist of a combination of letters and sounds ⢠Distinguishes between numbers and words ⢠Can point to the individual letters in their name ⢠Know pictures/illustrations convey meaning ⢠Represents stories and experiences through pictures ⢠Know a book is held upright ⢠Can dictate a story from a picture they have drawn ⢠Know a book has a front cover ⢠Pretend to read own writing ⢠Know a book has a back cover ⢠Can point to and read their marks on a page ⢠Know a book contains pages ⢠Use various early writing skills to express ideas (e.g., scribble writing, random symbols, random letter-Ââlike marks) ⢠Know the pages in a book are turned from front to back ⢠Express ideas through dictation ⢠Know the pages in a book are turned one page at a time ⢠Dictate a story, including a beginning, middle, and end ⢠Know print is read from left to right ⢠Dictate a personal narrative ⢠Know print is read from top to bottom ⢠Know writing can be used for different purposes (e.g., to make lists, ⢠Know a book has a front cover make cards, to send messages, to write stories) ⢠Know a book has a back cover ⢠Know there are different forms of writing (e.g., journals, sign-Ââin ⢠Know a book is read from front to sheets, name cards, cards with words and pictures, charts) ⢠Know some letters/sounds of the alphabet ⢠Know how to trace own name ⢠Know how to spell own name ⢠Know the letters/sounds in own name ⢠Recognize own name in print ⢠Know how to copy own name ⢠Know letters, labels and storybooks contain print ⢠Know how to write own name ⢠Know print can tell a story and be informative ⢠Explore a variety of writing tools and materials ⢠Know labels, letters, and storybooks serve a particular purpose ⢠Hold writing tools correctly ⢠Show interest in reading signs, labels and logos (environmental print) ⢠Know meaning of familiar environmental print ⢠Know meaning of various traffic signs ⢠Use illustrations to predict story events ⢠Use illustrations to predict story outcomes ⢠Pretend to read to self and others ⢠Begin to choose reading material and has favorites (e.g., books, magazines and charts) ⢠Know a title is the name of a book ⢠Know an author writes books ⢠Know an illustrator draws the pictures in a book ⢠Use pictures to aid comprehension about content ⢠Know a story has a beginning, middle, and end ⢠Know a factual account is real and true ⢠Know a fictional account is not real or true ⢠Know stories may be similar to personal experiences
Speaking & Listening Students will be able to: ⢠Speak clearly and audibly ⢠Use expressive language skills ⢠Use appropriate voice level when speaking ⢠Use descriptive words ⢠Use new vocabulary to describe feelings and thoughts ⢠Use new vocabulary to describe experiences ⢠Use new vocabulary to describe observations ⢠Use words to describe color, size and shape ⢠Tell a simple personal narrative ⢠Retell or create a story using the special language of storybooks e.g., "Once upon a time") ⢠Ask relevant questions ⢠Answer questions appropriately ⢠Know it is appropriate to take turns while talking ⢠Talk about one topic for several turns with a peer or adult ⢠Listen to gain and share information ⢠Listen to perform a task ⢠Listen for enjoyment ⢠Listen to learn what happened in a story ⢠Listen to converse with an adult or peer ⢠Respond appropriately in conversation ⢠Adapt language to meet different social and situational needs ⢠Understand spoken directions ⢠Follow one-Ââstep spoken directions ⢠Follow two-Ââstep spoken directions ⢠Follow three-Ââstep spoken directions ⢠Understand a varied listening and speaking vocabulary ⢠Hear and discriminate the sounds of language in the environment ⢠Know what a rhyme is ⢠Recognize matching sounds and rhyme Listens to fiction, rhymes, songs, non-Ââfiction, poetry, and drama