Working toward the goals of reading with comprehension, writing with skill, and communicating effectively and responsibly, each preschooler will learn to: 

Reading:

• Experience being read to:
• Spend time with books to develop book awareness (left to right, front/back, pointing to words or print).
• Show beginning awareness of some letters and sounds.
• Attempt simple reading of words.
• Recognize story parts of beginning, middle and end.
• Sequence simple word or picture stories in order (3-4 parts).
• Re-tell simple stories.
• Show beginning awareness of some words and their meanings.
• Follow 2-3 part directions. 

Writing:

• Show beginning stages of copying printed letters and numbers.
• Use pre-writing skills to communicate (pictures, scribbles, isolated letters, strings of letters).
• Practice beginning to use some forms of technology (computer, tape player, etc.). 

Communication:

• Begin to use complete sentences to share ideas orally (Show & Tell).
• Practice listening and communicating effectively in groups.