Domain
Focus Skills
Foundational Skills: Book Handling
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Know which direction readers move through text

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.A

Hold a book upright and understand that words are read from left to right and top to bottom

3

Foundational Skills: Print Concepts
4
Focus skill
Description
Position

Differentiate the shapes of different letters

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.B

Distinguish between the shapes of different letters (e.g., pick the letter that is different in S, S, C; pick the letter that is different in E, f, f)

5

Name letters and recognize lower / uppercase forms

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.B.2

Name some of the letters of the alphabet and recognize their lower- and uppercase forms

6

Distinguish letters from words

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.B.1

Distinguish letters from words (e.g., identify which is a word, not a letter, from choices c, t, cat; identify which is a letter, not a word, from choices this, b, fox)

11

Distinguish letters from numbers

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.B.1

Distinguish letters from numbers (e.g., select J from choices J, 8, 7)

12

Foundational Skills: Phonological Awareness
2
Focus skill
Description
Position

Understand and identify rhyming sounds

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.C.1

Understand and identify rhyming sounds (e.g., choose the /arn/ sound from spoken words heart, card, barn)

10

Recognize with aid rhyme / sound repetition

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.C.1

With support, recognize rhyme and sound repetition

31

Foundational Skills: Phonics and Word Recognition
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Read and share meaning of environmental print

PA.ELA.CC.1.1.PK.D.2

Read and tell the meaning of familiar signs and symbols in or from the environment (e.g., stop sign, exit sign)

2

Informational Text: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Share graphic / text / environmental print's meaning

PA.ELA.CC.1.2.PK.G

Look at and talk about illustrations and print in non-fiction books and print in the environment

20

Informational Text: Range of Reading
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Engage with texts read aloud; answer questions

PA.ELA.CC.1.2.PK.L

Listen and engage with texts read aloud, and begin to respond to related questions

16

Literature: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Discuss pictures & print in books & environment

PA.ELA.CC.1.3.PK.G

Look at and talk about illustrations and print in fiction books and print in the environment

19

Literature: Range of Reading
1
Focus skill
Description
Position

Engage with texts read aloud; answer questions

PA.ELA.CC.1.3.PK.K

Listen and engage with texts read aloud, and begin to respond to related questions

16

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