*NEW Pre Reading Package Now including the fabulous adorable Ziggy Zebra Puppet and the Review Box* August 2023 All About Reading, Pre-Reading Program is perfect for preschoolers! It focuses on the five fundamental pre-reading skills: letter knowledge, phonological awareness, print awareness, listening comprehension, and motivation to read. It is this specific set of skills that helps pre-readers understand the basics of language and how it works, preparing them to learn to read. With the All About Reading Pre-Reading Program, your child will play special games, enjoy interesting crafts, and engage in charming storytime activities, all the while absorbing important pre-reading skills. Your student will learn five very important pre-reading skills: Print Awareness, Phonological Awareness, Letter Knowledge, Listening Comprehension, and Motivation to Read. These skills lay the foundation for learning to read. Below is a sampling in each area. Letter Knowledge : Learn to recognize capital letters, Learn to recognize lowercase letters, Learn to recite the alphabet song Listening Comprehension: Answer simple questions about a story, Learn to retell a story in his own words, Ask pertinent questions about a story Phonological Awareness: Learn to blend sounds orally to make a word, Learn to clap syllables, Learn rhyming and word boundaries, Identify the beginning and ending sounds in a word Print Awareness : Understand that the words on the page can be read, Understand that books are read from cover to back, and sentences are read from left to right Motivation to Read: Cultivate an enthusiasm for learning, Instill a delight for books and reading, Observe situations in which reading is beneficial, Establish a desire to learn to read and write Included in the Pre-Reading Package: This is all you need to complete the Programme. Teachers Manual (208 pages) Student Packet including Activity book "My Book of Letters" Picture Cards Letter Sound Cards Capital Letter Alphabet Chart Lowercase Letter Alphabet Chart Progress Chart Adorable Animal Stickers Ziggy Zebra Puppet The ZigZag Zebra & Lizard Lou Books Custom Pre Reading Review Box with Divider Cards Letter sounds A to Z app Additional Extras Include the Lowercase Letter Craft and Uppercase Letter Craft books Books available separately, please message us for a special order.