Literacy

Children 48-60 months generally are able to do the following:

• Enjoys reading books and may have some simple books memorized
• Understands that some words begin the same way 
• Begins to match beginning sounds to words
• Understands words are made up of separate syllables
• Identifies 10 letters of the alphabet
• Produces 10-20 letters sounds correctly
• Knows some features of a book (e.g., title, author)
• Decides if two words rhyme 
• Identifies story related events, problems, resolutions
• Sequences major events and characters in a story without pictures