Reading-TK and K

Reading Curriculum-
• recognize and name upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet,
• associate letter names and symbols with their sounds,
• understand that letter symbols are grouped together in a particular order to form words, and
• experiment with writing letters of the alphabet in the context of writing for a purpose

.These expectations are appropriate, especially given the kindergarten standards in Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. Those end-of-kindergarten expectations include recognizing and naming all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet, isolating and pronouncing sounds in simple words, and producing the primary sound for each consonant