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