Preschool students are expected to develop phonemic and print awareness, alphabet knowledge, and letter/sound associations in school as well as outside school.To acquire these emergent literacy skills, preschoolers need print rich classroom environments that promote pre-reading skills such as print concepts, letter name knowledge, and story concepts. In addition, when preschoolers hear books read aloud, oral language development is enhanced, as is understanding of the people, places, and things of everyday life.