* demonstrate concept of word by tracking print from left to right and top to bottom, following print from one line to the next line (return sweep), and matching spoken words to print.
* identify letters, words, sentences, and ending punctuation (i.e., periods, question and quotation marks, and exclamation points).
* differentiate between letters and words by recognizing spaces between words in sentences and recognizing that a sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
*read their own writing