Literacy Skills Grades PreK-1
Education Standards Correlations

Education Standards met with the Literacy Skills Grades PreK-1 Classroom Software Collection

Bailey's Book House
My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary
Stanley's Sticker Stories
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Bailey's Book House

Educational Standards for Edmark are also available directly from their web site. Link will open in a new window.

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts 
Standard 5: Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use various writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
Standard 11: Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12: Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (i.e., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Early Learning
NAEYC Development Expectations 
For 3-year-olds
· shows a steady increase in vocabulary
· uses simple sentences
· uses language to organize thought
· likes simple finger plays and rhymes and learns words to songs that have much repetition
For 4-year-olds
· knows many rhymes
· uses verbal commands to claim many things
· learns new vocabulary quickly if related to own experience
· shares experiences verbally
For 5-year-olds
· pronounces words with little difficulty, except for particular sounds, such as l and th
· enjoys repeating stories, poems, and songs
· takes turns in conversation
· listens to another speaker if information is new and of interest
· shares experiences verbally

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) 
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
Standard 3: Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

My First Incredible, Amazing Dictionary

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts 
Standard 1: Students read a wide range of print and nonprint texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Standard 3: Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meanings and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Standard 4: Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 6: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative 
language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
Standard 11: Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Early Learning
NAEYC Development Expectations 
For 3-year-olds
· shows a steady increase in vocabulary
· asks many who, what, where, and why questions
· uses language to organize thought
For 4-year-olds
· expands vocabulary from 4,000 to 6,000 words
· learns new vocabulary quickly if related to own experience
For 5-year-olds
· employs a vocabulary of 5,000 to 8,000 words
· shares experiences verbally
· shows growing speech fluency in expressing ideas

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) 
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
Standard 3: Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Stanley's Sticker Stories

Educational Standards for Edmark are also available directly from their web site. Link will open in a new window.

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts 
Standard 4: Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.
Standard 5: Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use various writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.
Standard 6: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative 
language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
Standard 11: Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Standard 12: Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (i.e., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).

Early Learning
NAEYC Development Expectations
For 3-year-olds
· shows a steady increase in vocabulary
· uses language to organize thought
· can tell a simple story but must redo the sequence to put an idea into the order of events
For 4-year-olds
· expands vocabulary
· learns new vocabulary quickly if related to own experience
· can retell a four- or five-step directive or the sequence in a story
For 5-year-olds
· employs a vocabulary of 5,000 to 8,000 words, with frequent plays on words
· pronounces words with little difficulty, except for particular sounds, such as l and th
· enjoys acting out plays or stories
· shows growing speech fluency in expressing ideas
· can tell or retell stories with practice
· pronounces words with little difficulty, except for particular sounds, such as l and th

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) 
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students are proficient in the use of technology.
Standard 3: Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Sources:
Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Published by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, 1996.

The National Educational Technology Standards initiated by the International Society for Technology in Education's Accreditation and Professional Standards Committee.

Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence, by the National Council for the Social Studies. Published by National Council for the Social Studies, 1994.

National Standards for Arts Education: Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, by the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations. Published by Music Educators National Conference, 1994.

National Science Education Standards, by the National Research Council. Published by National Academy of Sciences, 1996.

A to Zap!

Language Arts
National Standards for the English Language Arts
Standard 6: Students apply knowledge of language structure, language  conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts.
Standard 11: Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Early Learning
NAEYC Development Expectations
For 3-year-olds
· shows a steady increase in vocabulary
· asks many who, what, where, and why questions
· uses language to organize thought
For 4-year-olds
· can retell a four- or five-step directive
· expands vocabulary from 4,000 to 6,000 words
· learns new vocabulary quickly if related to own experience
· shares experiences verbally
For 5-year-olds
· shares experiences verbally
· takes turns in conversation
· shows growing speech fluency in expressing ideas
· employs a vocabulary of 5,000 to 8,000 words, with frequent plays on words
· pronounces words with little difficulty, except for particular sounds, such as l and th
· shows skill at using conventional modes of communication
· shows growing speech fluency in expressing ideas

Technology
National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS) 
Standard 1: Basic operations and concepts: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.
Standard 3: Technology productivity tools: Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.