The Alabama Developmental Standards for Preschool Children is a document to guide preschool teachers. It is designed to be collectively reflective of the standards and curriculum used in various preschool settings.

Open the document Alabama Developmental Standards for Preschool Children .

Read on pp. 1-23 to become familiar with the purpose and format of the document. Then, read Language and Literacy on p. 147-170.

There are EIGHT GOALS on page 147 (see below):

Oral Language

LLT 1a: Receptive Language

LLT 1b: Expressive Language

LLT 1c: Social Rules of Language

Emergent Reading

LLT 2a: Comprehension

LLT 2b: Phonological Awareness

LLT 2c: Alphabet Knowledge

LLT 2d: Print Awareness and Book Handling

LLT3 Emergent Writing

The introduction to Language and Literacy Development begins on p. 147.

  • Demonstrate your familiarity with the EIGHT GOALS in this document by creating a table with the following information:
  • State the goal.
  • Provide a brief description of the goal. (This is not included in the Alabama Developmental Standards for Preschool Children. Students may obtain this information from the course textbook or other source.)
  • Give an example.
  • Give a related supportive practice.

Example: An example is provided for Goal 6 in chart below. To receive full credit, replace this example with original content (description, example, and related practice.)

Language & Literacy Goal

Description of Goal

Example

Related Supportive Practice

Goal 1 (LLT 1a):

Goal 2 (LLT 1b):

Goal 3 (LLT 1c):

Goal 4 (LLT 2a):

Goal 5 (LLT 2b):

Goal 6 (LLT 2c): Alphabet knowledge

Alphabet Knowledgeis the ability to name letters, distinguish letter shapes, and identify letter sounds.

Match the first letter in a word given a choice of letters.

Have a variety of letters for childrens use (magnetic, foam, letter cards, etc).

Goal 7 (LLT 2d):

Goal 8 (LLT 3):

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