Listen and speak in informal conversations with peers and adults. Begin to initiate conversations. Participate in discussions about learning. Identify orally words which rhyme. Sort words orally according to shared beginning, ending, or medial sounds.
Blend sounds orally to make words or syllables.
Divide syllables orally into sounds. The student will understand how print is organized and read. Hold print materials in the correct position. Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. Follow words from left to right and top to bottom on a printed page.