30-50 months

Literacy writing: Sometimes gives meaning to marks as they draw and paint.  Ascribes meanings to marks that they see in different

places.

40-60 months

Literacy writing: Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write and paint.  Begins to break the flow of speech into words.

Continues a rhyming string.  Hears and says the initial sound in words.  Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them

together.  Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.  Uses some clearly identifiable letters to

communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence.  Writes own name and other things such as labels,

captions.  Attempts to write short sentences in meaningful contexts.