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Early Learning Curriculum English Language Arts Preschool - Age 3 (2023)
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Reading (P3.R)

Students will learn to proficiently read and comprehend grade level literature and informational text, including seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, at the high end of the grade level text complexity band, with scaffolding as needed. *Standard R.4 includes an asterisk to refer educators back to the Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges in the introduction of the standards.

Standard P3.R.2:

Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonological awareness skills.
  • Blend and Segment
    Children will learn simple hand gestures to break words into syllables, show the beginning sound and the rest of the word as they blend and segment each word. They will practice with 5 new words per activity.
  • Playing with Sounds & Words
    Children will learn phonological awareness as they play with words and sounds.
  • Read - I Ain't Gonna Paint No More
    Child(ren) will read the book I Ain't Gonna Paint No More with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.
  • Read - Silly Sally
    Child(ren) will read the book Silly Sally with an adult for the first time. Story will be re-read several times during the week.

UEN logo http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).  Send questions or comments to USBE Specialist - Cristina  Barrera and see the Early Learning website. For general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director - Jennifer  Throndsen.

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