PRESCHOOL READING & LANGUAGE · CHAPTER 1

Letters, sounds & word reading

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  1. Reading foundations

    Match a letter’s written forms

    Match familiar capital and lowercase forms without requiring independent word reading.

  2. Print & letters

    Match a whole printed word

    Compare the full sequence of letters in two short printed words with adult support.

  3. Print & letters

    Notice spaces between printed words

    Recognize that spaces divide the words in a short printed sentence with adult support.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

Which lowercase letter is the partner of A?

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a

A and a are two written forms of the same letter.

Curriculum & source notes

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