Everyday Literacy Listening & Speaking, Grade K

The perfect supplement to your core early reading program!<P>Everyday Literacy: Listening and Speaking, Grade K helps you support receptive and expressive language development in your early reading program with fun, focused daily lessons.<P>The 20 weekly units in grade PreK cover Reading First's Five Essential Components, including:<P>Oral Vocabulary Development:<P>* Relating new vocabulary to prior knowledge<BR>* Speaking in complete sentences<BR>* Responding appropriately to directions and questions<BR>* Interpreting illustrations<BR>* Reciting short poems, rhymes, and songs<BR>* Using language to show reasoning<BR>* Developing auditory memory<BR>* Taking turns speaking in a group<P>Comprehension:<P>* Making predictions<BR>* Making inferences and drawing conclusions<BR>* Making connections using illustrations, prior knowledge, and real-life experiences<BR>* Categorizing and classifying<BR>* Comparing and contrasting<BR>* Determining cause and effect<BR>* Noting details<BR>* Recalling details<P>Phonological Awareness:<P>* Identifying common <BR>beginning and ending consonant sounds<BR>* Identifying rhymes and rhyming sounds<BR>* Identifying medial short and long vowel sounds<BR>* Breaking words into syllables<BR>* Identifying differences between similar sounding words<P>Motor Skills:>/b><P>* Developing small muscle coordination<BR>* Developing large muscle coordination