Illinois Priority Learning Standards: Pre-K
Skills available for Illinois pre-K language arts standards
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Print skill plan
PK.RF
Reading: Foundational Skills
PK.4 Demonstrate increasing awareness of and competence in emergent reading skills and abilities.
PK.4.A Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
PK.4.A Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
PK.4.A.ECa: Recognize the differences between print and pictures.
PK.4.A.ECa: Recognize the differences between print and pictures.
PK.4.A.ECb: Begin to follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
PK.4.A.ECb: Begin to follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.
PK.4.A.ECe: Recognize that letters are grouped to form words.
PK.4.A.ECe: Recognize that letters are grouped to form words.
PK.4.A.ECf: Differentiate letters from numerals.
PK.4.A.ECf: Differentiate letters from numerals.
PK.4.B Demonstrate an emerging knowledge and understanding of the alphabet.
PK.4.B Demonstrate an emerging knowledge and understanding of the alphabet.
PK.4.B.ECa: With teacher assistance, recite the alphabet.
PK.4.B.ECa: With teacher assistance, recite the alphabet.
PK.4.B.ECb: Recognize and name some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name.
Uppercase letters
Lowercase letters
Frequently confused letters
PK.4.B.ECb: Recognize and name some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name.
Uppercase letters
Lowercase letters
Frequently confused letters
PK.4.B.ECd: With teacher assistance, begin to form some letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name.
PK.4.B.ECd: With teacher assistance, begin to form some letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name.
PK.4.C Demonstrate an emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
PK.4.C Demonstrate an emerging understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
PK.4.C.ECb: With teacher assistance, recognize and match words that rhyme.
PK.4.C.ECb: With teacher assistance, recognize and match words that rhyme.
PK.4.C.ECc: Demonstrate ability to segment and blend syllables in words (e.g., "trac/tor, tractor").
PK.4.C.ECc: Demonstrate ability to segment and blend syllables in words (e.g., "trac/tor, tractor").
PK.4.C.ECd: With teacher assistance, isolate and pronounce the initial sounds in words.
PK.4.C.ECd: With teacher assistance, isolate and pronounce the initial sounds in words.
PK.4.C.ECe: With teacher assistance, blend sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words (e.g., /c/ /a/ /t/ = cat).
PK.4.C.ECe: With teacher assistance, blend sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words (e.g., /c/ /a/ /t/ = cat).
PK.4.C.ECf: With teacher assistance, begin to segment sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words (e.g., cat = /c/ /a/ /t/).
PK.4.C.ECf: With teacher assistance, begin to segment sounds (phonemes) in one-syllable words (e.g., cat = /c/ /a/ /t/).
PK.4.D Demonstrate emergent phonics and word-analysis skills.
PK.4.D Demonstrate emergent phonics and word-analysis skills.
PK.4.D.ECa: Recognize own name and common signs and labels in the environment.
PK.4.D.ECa: Recognize own name and common signs and labels in the environment.
PK.4.D.ECb: With teacher assistance, demonstrate understanding of the one-to-one correspondence of letters and sounds.
Consonant sounds
Short vowels
PK.4.D.ECb: With teacher assistance, demonstrate understanding of the one-to-one correspondence of letters and sounds.
Consonant sounds
Short vowels
PK.4.D.ECc: With teacher assistance, begin to use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell words phonetically.
PK.4.D.ECc: With teacher assistance, begin to use knowledge of letters and sounds to spell words phonetically.
PK.RI
Reading: Informational Text
PK.3 Demonstrate interest in and understanding of informational text
PK.3.A Recognize key ideas and details in nonfiction text.
PK.3.A Recognize key ideas and details in nonfiction text.
PK.3.A.ECa: With teacher assistance, ask and answer questions about details in a nonfiction book.
PK.3.A.ECa: With teacher assistance, ask and answer questions about details in a nonfiction book.
PK.RL
Reading: Literature
PK.2 Demonstrate understanding and enjoyment of literature.
PK.2.A Demonstrate interest in stories and books.
PK.2.A Demonstrate interest in stories and books.
PK.2.A.ECa: Engage in book-sharing experiences with purpose and understanding.
PK.2.A.ECa: Engage in book-sharing experiences with purpose and understanding.
PK.2.B Recognize key ideas and details in stories.
PK.2.B Recognize key ideas and details in stories.
PK.2.B.ECa: With teacher assistance, ask and answer questions about books read aloud.
PK.2.B.ECa: With teacher assistance, ask and answer questions about books read aloud.
PK.2.B.ECb: With teacher assistance, retell familiar stories with three or more key events.
PK.2.B.ECb: With teacher assistance, retell familiar stories with three or more key events.
PK.2.C Recognize concepts of books.
PK.2.C Recognize concepts of books.
PK.2.C.ECb: Identify the front and back covers of books and display the correct orientation of books and page-turning skills.
PK.2.C.ECb: Identify the front and back covers of books and display the correct orientation of books and page-turning skills.
PK.W
Writing
PK.5 Demonstrate increasing awareness of and competence in emergent writing skills and abilities
PK.5.A Demonstrate growing interest and abilities in writing.
PK.5.A Demonstrate growing interest and abilities in writing.
PK.5.A.ECb: Use scribbles, letter-like forms, or letters/words to represent written language.
PK.5.A.ECb: Use scribbles, letter-like forms, or letters/words to represent written language.
PK.5.A.ECc: With teacher assistance, write own first name using appropriate upper/lowercase letters.
PK.5.A.ECc: With teacher assistance, write own first name using appropriate upper/lowercase letters.
PK.5.C Use writing to research and share knowledge.
PK.5.C Use writing to research and share knowledge.
PK.5.C.ECb: With teacher assistance, recall factual information and share that information through drawing, dictation, or writing.
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Location words
PK.5.C.ECb: With teacher assistance, recall factual information and share that information through drawing, dictation, or writing.
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Location words