GOAL 5 Demonstrate increasing awareness of and competence in emergent writing skills and abilities. LEARNING STANDA RD 5.A Demonstrate growing interest and abilities in writing.16 Preschool Benchmarks 5.A.ECa Experiment with writing tools and materials. 5.A.ECb Use scribbles, letterlike forms, or letters/words to represent written language. 5.A.ECc With teacher assistance, write own first name using appropriate upper/ lowercase letters