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PRESCHOOL LITERACY

MONITOR PROGRESS ON THE FOLLOWING SKILLS

Print Concepts

The Print Concepts assessment measures the child’s understanding of the organization and basic features of print (e.g., story title, where to begin reading, which direction to read, return sweep, word-by-word pointing, and meaning of punctuation). 

Expressive Vocabulary

The Expressive Vocabulary assessment measures the child’s ability to identify pictures based on academic, domain-appropriate, grade-level vocabulary encountered in the classroom, children’s literature, and everyday life (e.g., animals, body parts, clothing, food, common objects, nature, people, tools, toys, and transportation). 

Rhyming

The Rhyming assessment measures the child’s ability to recognize words that rhyme.  

Uppercase Alphabet

The Uppercase Alphabet assessment measures the child’s ability to name each letter of the alphabet presented in uppercase.   

Lowercase Alphabet

The Lowercase Alphabet assessment measures the child’s ability to name each letter of the alphabet presented in lowercase.   

Letter Sounds

The Letter Sounds assessment measures the child’s ability to say the sound of each letter of the alphabet.

Receptive Vocabulary

The Receptive Vocabulary assessment measures the child’s understanding of word meanings.

Syllable Segmenting

The Syllable Segmentation assessment measures the child's ability to clap the number of syllables in a spoken word.