The Early Learning Opportunities (ELO) Act - Child & Family Studies

Evaluation of the Early Learning Opportunities Act
Child’s Name:
Appendix B: Screening for Early Literacy Learning (SELL)
Screening for Early Literacy Learning (SELL)
Ages 6 months to 5 years
Home Language:
Date of Birth:
Please place a check mark under each statement that applies to this child.
Date Form Completed:
Example:
Likes ice cream Takes a daily nap Has a sibling Enjoys outside play Watches T.V. at home
No
communication
Child
vocalizes
in play
Child uses
jargon speech
and/or single
words
Child has
vocabulary of
20 or more
words
Child is
combining
2-3 words
Communication Skills
Child is able
to ask
questions
Child can carry
on a
conversation with
peers and adults
Child is able to answer
“wh” questions (who,
what, where, why)
Child can
tell a story
in sequence
Child is able to
predict what will
happen next in
the story
Never looks at
books
Child mouths
books like a
toy
Child turns
pages of book
Child holds
book upright
Child looks
at pictures
in a book
Reading
Child points
to pictures
as adult
reads
Child names
pictures in book
Child pretends to
read some words
Child notices
when adult
leaves out
words in story
Child reads
isolated
words
No letter
recognition
Recognizes
common logo,
like
McDonald’s
Recognizes
own name
Recognizes
others’ names
Recognizing letters
Recognizes
up to 10
letters
Recognizes
up to 20
letters
Recognizes all
letters of
alphabet
Reads 1-3 words Reads 4-8
words
Reads words
with
expression
No
responses to
songs or
rhymes
Child vocalizing
while adult sings
or rhymes
Child says
some words in
rhyme/song
Child recites
rhyme/song
independently
Responses to letter sounds
Child can
provide or
identify
rhyming words
Child recognizes
some beginning
letter sounds
(Mm for M)
Child
recognizes all
beginning
letter sounds
Child can
sound out
letters in
words
Child can
blend
sounds
Child able to
sound out a
new word
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida – page 46