20 Foundational Speech and Language Skills Necessary for Kindergarten Readiness Based on Read It Once Again Level 2 Curriculum Units

1. Matching upper case letters of the alphabet
2. Matching lower case letters of the alphabet
3. Identification of upper case letters of the alphabet
4. Identification of lower case letters of the alphabet
5. Identification of familiar sight words
6. Knowledge of concepts of print and book awareness
7. Identification of color words
8. Identification of shapes and shape words
9. Count or clap syllables in familiar words
10. Identification and match rhyming words from pictures
11. Trace letters of the alphabet
12. Print letters of the alphabet
13. Use symbols and drawings to express ideas
14. Rote Count to 100
15. Count to 30 with one-to-one correspondence
16. Demonstrate knowledge of more or less
17. Demonstrate knowledge of simple addition (1-10)
18. Demonstrate knowledge of simple subtraction (1-10)
19. Trace numbers one to ten
20. Print numbers one to ten