Literacy skills
1. Book handling: Knows front and back of book, holds book right side up, turns pages.
2. Understands function of print: Notices words and letters, attempts to read logos and signs, distinguishes pictures from words.
3. Recognizes letters and words: Can put fingers around a letter, put fingers around a word, point to letters in name, point to letters in a word, identifies letters by name, reads name, reads some words partially or completely.
4. Written forms: Dictates stories or explanations for drawings, scribbles own writing, incorporates letters in writing, forms letters, invents words, makes sentences.