Early Childhood Literacy Development

1. Fluent

1.1. Read with expression

1.2. Use a variety of strategies

1.3. Read at a rate of 100 words per minute or more.

1.4. Identify most words automatically

2. Beginning

2.1. Learn letter names and sounds

2.2. Point to words when reading

2.3. Read orally

2.4. Self correct while reading

3. Emergent

3.1. Aquire concepts about print

3.2. Book handling skills

3.3. Pretend to read