Everyday Literacy: Reading and Writing, Grade PreK

«The perfect supplement to your core early reading program! Everyday Literacy: Reading and Writing, Grade PreK helps you introduce students to the 26 letters of the alphabet while they practice important literacy skills. The 20 weekly units in grade PreK cover: Print Awareness: — Understand that illustrations carry meaning; — Begin to understand the print runs from left to right and top to bottom; — Understand that reading and writing are ways to communicate thoughts; — Begin to understand that speech can be written down; — Visually discriminate between letters; Phonological Awareness: — Begin to make letter-sound associations; — Begin to attend to the initial sound in familiar words; — Identify the initial sound of a spoken word; — Isolate the initial sound of a spoken word; — Identify words that begin with the same sound; Alphabet Knowledge: — Begin to associate letters with their names; — Begin to associate names with their shapes; — Identify uppercase and lowercase letters; Oral Language Development: — Recite short poems, rhymes, and songs; — Respond orally to simple questions; — Listen for different purposes; Writing: — Develop fine motor skills through drawing and tracing; — Write letters or letter-like shapes to produce words or ideas; — Dictate or produce «writing» to express thoughts; — Practice letter formation; — Print uppercase and lowercase letters; Comprehension: — Make connections using illustrations, prior knowledge, and real-life experiences; — Recognize main idea; — Recall details; — Make inferences and draw conclusions; — Identify sequence of events; — Compare and contrast; — Distinguish between real and make-believe; — Determine cause and effect; — Categorize and classify; — Make connections using illustrations;»