Emergent-Early Letter Name (EELN)

"The Emergent-Early Letter Name stage of literacy development is a period in which young children imitate and experiment with the forms and functions of print. Emergent and Early Letter Name readers are busy navigating their way to literacy, learning about directionality, the distinctive features of print, and how these correlate with oral language. The Emergent-Early Letter Name state lies at the beginning of a lifetime of learning about written language."