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Module 1: Supporting Children's Literacy
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What Preschoolers Can Do

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1. Preschool children pretend to read and write. For example, they can turn the pages of a book and create a story based on the book's pictures.



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2. Preschool children can understand that the printed or written word stands for something. For example, preschool children can find their favorite cereal by looking at the front of the box.



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3. Preschoolers may know some names of letters or the sounds that letters make.



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4. Most preschool children can write or read the alphabet from A to Z.



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5. Preschool children can read what they write.



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