What Can I Expect My Child to Learn in Pre-K?

The Mid-Del Pre-K program uses the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Pre-K

You can expect your child to leave Pre-K being able  to:

  • Effectively communicate using speaking and listening.

  • Recognize spoken words that rhyme.

  • Isolate the common initial sound in a group of words.

  • Write some uppercase and lowercase letters including a majority of the letters in their first name with prompting.

  • Name a majority of uppercase and lowercase letters.

  • Produce some sounds represented by letters.

  • Read their first name in print.

  • Begin to retell or re-enact major events or details from a read-aloud. 

  • Answer basic questions (e.g., who, what, where, and when) about texts, photographs, or illustrations during shared reading or other text experiences with prompting. 

  • Name and sort familiar objects into categories.

  • Make observations of the physical and natural world. N

    otice and describe similarities and differences among plants, animals, and objects. 

  • Understand the importance of rules and responsibilities.

  • Use basic directional terms in relation to the student’s relative location.

  • Use words and phrases, such as before and after, as they relate to chronology and time to explain how things change. 

  • Compare two objects with a common measurable attribute using words such as longer/shorter; heavier/lighter; or taller/shorter.

  • Recognize, duplicate, and extend repeating patterns.

  • Compare two sets of 1-5 objects using comparative language such as same, more, or fewer.

  • Count up to 5 items in a scattered configuration; not in a row or column.

  • Use one-to-one correspondence in counting objects and matching groups of objects.

  • Count up to 10 items in a row or column.

  • Understand the last numeral spoken, when counting aloud, tells how many total objects are in a set.

  • Recognize and name written numerals 0-10.

  • Count aloud forward in sequence by 1s to 20.