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Respond to simple directions, commands and questions
Recognize and compare familiar and unfamiliar sounds
Acquire the meaning of vocabulary words
Use a variety of words to express feelings and ideas
Dictate ideas and feelings as they are recorded
Retell a familiar story
Use oral language in a variety of situations
Read own stories to others
Create stories using using invented spelling
Develop fine motor skills
Identify author and illustrator as being creators of stories
Focus attention on a teacher
Listen to appreciate sound devises of rhythm, rhyme, alliteration and onomatopoeia
Relate events from personal experiences
Communicate effectively in one-on-one and small group situations
Tell what a story is about
Recall important facts from a story
Arrange the events of a story in sequential order
Distinguish between real and make-believe
Select books for individual needs and interests
Follow simple story lines in stories read aloud
Recognize that everyone has experiences to write about
Recognize that writing can entertain and inform