1. Language and Literacy Development
Observation of children helps to assess listening, understanding and literacy development. For example, a child who demonstrates the ability to pay attention to stories, understands conversations, follows multiple-step directions and continually increases his vocabulary are indicators that he is developing language skills. The literacy assessment measures his ability to associate sounds with written words, identify at least
o ten letters of the alphabet (particularly the letters to his own name) and understand that each letter of the alphabet has a name and sound.