Everyday Literacy: Speaking and Listening Book 1

Oral vocabulary development — new vocabulary; describing people, places and things; retelling; listening. Phonological awareness — identifying rhymes; blending word phonemes; breaking words into syllables; identifying digraphs. Comprehension — making predictions and inferences; sequencing; recalling details; making connections using illustrations, prior knowledge and experience. Motor skills — develops small-muscle and large-muscle coordination.