- Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, when reading one-to-one and in small groups
- Joins in with the repeated language in stories, anticipates familiar phrases and has fun with rhymes and rhythm. Begins to be aware of the way stories are structured, and to tell own stories
- Talks about events and principal characters in stories and suggests how the story might end
- Shows interest in illustrations and words in print and digital books and words in the environment
- Recognises familiar words and signs such as own name, advertising logos and screen icons
- Looks at and enjoys print and digital books independently
- Knows that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom
- Knows information can be relayed through signs and symbols in various forms (eg printed materials, digital screens and environmental print)
- Handles books and touch screen technology carefully and the correct way up with growing competence
- Begins to navigate apps and websites on digital media using drop down menu to select websites and icons to select apps
- Begins to develop phonological and phonemic awareness
- Shows awareness of rhyme and alliteration
- Recognises rhythm in spoken words, songs, poems and rhymes
- Claps or taps the syllables in words during sound play
- Hears and says the initial sound in words
