1. Language and Literacy Domain California Preschool Learning Foundations Volume 1 Published by the California Department of Education (2008) LanguageandLiteracy

2. Experiencing Language and Literacy throughout Early Care and Education Settings Consider how materials can provide opportunities for the development of skills described in the foundations. FIP IG LL Activity 10

3. Experiencing Language and Literacy throughout Early Care and Education Settings For example: Language Use and Conventions 1.1 Child uses language to describe his block structure, asking for a specific block, and talking about how to make a bridge. FIP IG LL Activity 10

4. Experiencing Language and Literacy throughout Early Care and Education Settings Language Use and Conventions 1.4 Child uses language to describe how she built her structure and retells the story of the “Three Little Pigs” while showing the three different block houses she built. Concepts about Print 1.2 Child asks the teacher to write labels for the structures/buildings in his block town (e.g., toy store, library, grocery store, school). FIP IG LL Activity 10