Reading Skills and Goals Checklist
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Level 1 - Reading Skills and Goals:
recognize and say the letters of the alphabet at random.
say the sounds of the letters.
explain the difference between upper and lower case letters.
explain the difference between vowels and consonants.
understand that reading goes from left to right and from top to bottom.
describe the difference between a letter and a word.
explain the difference between a sentence and a paragraph.
guess how to say unknown words.
sound out unknown words.
guess the meaning of words.
put words in alphabetical order.
divide words into syllables.
use a beginner's dictionary.
define and give an example of a root word.
define and give examples of prefixes and suffixes.
find information in what is read.
understand what is read.
pick out important information in what is read.
read calendars.
read street signs.