Delaware Pre-Kindergarten ELA Standards

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Receptive Communication

• LL31 Respond to their names, requests for action, or information
• LL32 Develop listening, watching, attention, and comprehension skills
• LL33 Follow two- or three-step directions
• LL34 Identify particular sounds in the environment through different media
• LL35 Respond to questions
• LL36 Increase vocabulary to include prepositions and basic concepts

Expressive Communication

• LL37 Be aware that people communicate in a variety of ways (verbal and non-verbal)
• LL38 Communicate so they will be understood by peers and adults
• LL39 Play with language such as rhyming
• LL40 Use language to enter play situation
• LL41 Participate in turn taking in conversations
• LL42 Dictate a story to an adult
• LL43 Communicate using multiple words/phrases including nouns, verbs, descriptive phrases, prepositions and/or ASL grammatical features
• LL44 Use volume and tone or ASL facial grammar appropriate to the situation
• LL45 Respond appropriately to messages in conversation
• LL46 Express emotions through language
• LL47 Use language appropriately during play situations
• LL48 Experiment with patterns in words

Emergent Reading

• LL49 Show an interest in rhymes, songs, books, stories, writings, and other literacy or reading-related activities
• LL50 Show increasing awareness of print, familiar signs, labels, and symbols
• LL51 Identify and name letters of the alphabet
• LL52 Recognize their first name in print written with the first letter in upper case followed by lower-case letters
• LL53 Recognize common letter sounds at the beginning, middle, and ends of words
• LL54 Know the difference between upper-and lower-case letters
• LL55 Show comprehension by answering questions related to an age-appropriate story that has been read or told
• LL56 Understand the parts of a book and how it is used
• LL57 Hold a book upright, turn the pages starting at the front of the book, and scan pages left to right and top to bottom
• LL58 Explore different types of literature such as narrative (story) and informative (non-fiction)
• LL59 Demonstrate that print represents someone’s thoughts and ideas
• LL60 Interpret pictures
• LL61 Hear words in a sentence and syllables in words
• LL62 Know that print is read and pictures are not

Emergent Writing

• LL63 Use scribbles, symbols, or drawings to share experiences
• LL64 Use a variety of writing tools and materials
• LL65 Trace and copy shapes and letters
• LL66 Begin to print the letters of their first name
• LL67 Express self through pretend writing
• LL68 Write in a variety of formats
• LL69 Practice writing left to right and top to bottom
• LL70 Use inventive spelling
• LL71 Develop strength, dexterity, and control needed to use writing tools and materials
• LL72 Develop hand-eye coordination required for written communication