When A Child Enters Kindergarten, He/She Should Know:

• 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)

Literacy Skills Taught in Kindergarten:

• Expansion Of Oral Language And Vocabulary Development
• Express Ideas Clearly
• Listen With Comprehension
• Follow Directions
• Review Letter Recognition And Sounds
• Use Of Phonics To Decode Words
• Recognize Color Words And Number Words (One To Ten)
• Understand The Use Of The Calendar (Days And Months Of The Year)
• Reinforcement Of Print Awareness And Parts Of The Book (Author, Illustrator, Cover, Title Page, Print Is Read Left-To-Right)
• Re-Tell A Story And Identify Characters (Beginning, Middle And End)
• Writing Conveys Meaning (Speech To Print)
• Emergent Writing (Inventive Spelling)
• A Motivation To Read

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