When A Child Enters Pre-K, He/She Should Know:

• His/ Her First and Last Name
• The First and Last Name of His/Her Parent or Guardian
• Address
• Phone Number
• Birthday
• How To Listen Attentively To Stories
• Parts of Books
• How To Verbalize Letters, Numbers and Basic Words
• That Words Go On A Page
• How Words Accompany Pictures
• How To Speak In Complete Sentences (Oral Language Development)
• How To Use Language To Express And Describe Thoughts, Feelings and Ideas
• How To Re-Tell A Story (Sequencing)
• Color Recognition

Literacy Skills Taught in Pre-K:

• Letter Recognition (A – Z)
• Color and Number Words
• Phonemic Awareness (Rhyming, Songs, Poems, Letter Sounds)
• Print Awareness (Grouping Letters To Form Words)
• Beginning Sounds
• Identifying The Meaning of Content-Specific Vocabulary
• Comparing and Contrasting Three Elements In A Story
• Linking New Experiences and Vocabulary With Prior Knowledge
• Applying New Vocabulary In Various Contexts (Transfer Of Learning)
• Listening Skills (Following Directions, Routines, Engaging In Conversation)
• Environmental Print
• Emergent Writing (Inventive Spelling)

Please Contact The Early Childhood Department for further information at:
504 City Hall
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-816-3908
or
716-816-3626

Betty Evans
Director