Graphic awareness (awareness of print)
Phonemic awareness (the sounds of oral language)
Letter/sound relationships
Letter recognition
Alphabet songs
ABC books
ABC flash cards
Letters in cornmeal
Wall stories
The Daily News
Reading wands used as a pointer while reading
Highlighter pens
Letter of the Week table
Pencil grip
Picture labeling
Name writing
Message Center (writing messages to family & friends)
Phonetic spelling (writing what you hear)
Classroom newspaper
Visual Documentation
Modeled writing of The Daily News (teacher writes)
Interactive writing of The Daily News (children participate)
Guided writing
Patterned writing (individual and class books)
Independent writing
Books
Journals
Notes
Poems