OBSERVATION CHECKLIST
OBSERVATION CHECKLIST
EARLY LITERACY BEHAVIOR
DIRECTION: Observe your family or relatives having 1 or 2 kids only who are 2-3 years old. Observe the kids’ behavior and the family members’ interaction. Determine the early literacy behavior of the kids by checking the most observable traits only.
A. Oral Language
Humming
Imitating familiar sounds
Singing Counting
Reciting
Chanting similar to reading
Producing pleasant sound to imitate reading voice
Using incomprehensible language but perceive as reading
Using oral language
Possessing oral vocabulary
Reading aloud
Narrating familiar sounds
Inquiring
Commenting
Using language for communication
B. Physical Abilities
Playing toys
Attempting puzzle work
Manipulating clay, blocks, legos
Putting together toy parts
Dismantling toy parts
Holding and using pencil
Holding and using crayons
Finger painting
Holding books
Turning pages of books
Attempting to use paper and pencil
Drawing
Tracing
Scribbling
Discriminating pictures
Discriminating colors
Recognizing shapes and sizes
Identifying textures
Discriminating sounds
Imitating movements
C. Reading Skills
Browsing books and other colorful reading materials
Looking at pictures and other print materials
Eye focused intently on books
Recognizing letters, numbers
Recognizing pictures
Observing adult reading
Emulating adult reading
Enjoying story telling
Interested in reading aloud
Retelling
Half narrating
Half reading
Possessing reading vocabulary
Naming objects and characters
Reading on his own
D. Writing Skills
Scribbling
Squiggling
Tracing
Drawing
Coloring
Interested in pencil and paper activities
Attempting to make marks on paper
Recognizing lines and shapes
Invented spelling
Observing adult writing
Imitating adult writing
Practicing writing strokes
Copying letters and numbers
Starting to write his name and names of family members
Copying environment print
Writing with adult
EARLY LITERACY BEHAVIOR
DIRECTION: Observe your family or relatives having 1 or 2 kids only who are 2-3 years old. Observe the kids’ behavior and the family members’ interaction. Determine the early literacy behavior of the kids by checking the most observable traits only.
A. Oral Language
Humming
Imitating familiar sounds
Singing Counting
Reciting
Chanting similar to reading
Producing pleasant sound to imitate reading voice
Using incomprehensible language but perceive as reading
Using oral language
Possessing oral vocabulary
Reading aloud
Narrating familiar sounds
Inquiring
Commenting
Using language for communication
B. Physical Abilities
Playing toys
Attempting puzzle work
Manipulating clay, blocks, legos
Putting together toy parts
Dismantling toy parts
Holding and using pencil
Holding and using crayons
Finger painting
Holding books
Turning pages of books
Attempting to use paper and pencil
Drawing
Tracing
Scribbling
Discriminating pictures
Discriminating colors
Recognizing shapes and sizes
Identifying textures
Discriminating sounds
Imitating movements
C. Reading Skills
Browsing books and other colorful reading materials
Looking at pictures and other print materials
Eye focused intently on books
Recognizing letters, numbers
Recognizing pictures
Observing adult reading
Emulating adult reading
Enjoying story telling
Interested in reading aloud
Retelling
Half narrating
Half reading
Possessing reading vocabulary
Naming objects and characters
Reading on his own
D. Writing Skills
Scribbling
Squiggling
Tracing
Drawing
Coloring
Interested in pencil and paper activities
Attempting to make marks on paper
Recognizing lines and shapes
Invented spelling
Observing adult writing
Imitating adult writing
Practicing writing strokes
Copying letters and numbers
Starting to write his name and names of family members
Copying environment print
Writing with adult