- The perfect supplement to your core early reading program!Everyday Literacy: Listening and Speaking, Grade K helps you support receptive and expressive language development in your early reading program with fun, focused daily lessons.The 20 weekly units in grade PreK cover Reading First"s Five Essential Components, including:Oral Vocabulary Development:- Relating new vocabulary to prior knowledge;- Speaking in complete sentences;- Responding appropriately to directions and questions;- Interpreting illustrations;- Reciting short poems, rhymes, and songs;- Using language to show reasoning;- Developing auditory memory;- Taking turns speaking in a group;Comprehension:- Making predictions;- Making inferences and drawing conclusions;- Making connections using illustrations, prior knowledge, and real-life experiences;- Categorizing and classifying;- Comparing and contrasting;- Determining cause and effect;- Noting details;- Recalling details;Phonological Awareness:- Identifying common beginning and ending consonant sounds;- Identifying rhymes and rhyming sounds;- Identifying medial short and long vowel sounds;- Breaking words into syllables;- Identifying differences between similar sounding words;Motor Skills:- Developing small muscle coordination;- Developing large muscle coordination;