English // Phonics & Word Reading

Understanding print

Demonstrate understanding that print carries meaning, follows left-to-right top-to-bottom directionality, and is organised page by page in books

Ages
4 to 6
Type
Concept
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Standards
3 codes

Quick check

When the learner looks at a page in a picture book, do they know to start at the top-left and follow the words left to right, then move down to the next line?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Track words with a finger moving left to right across the page
  • Turn pages in the correct sequence when handling a book
  • Point to where reading starts on a page

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Where this fits

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  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

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Understanding print

Ages 4 to 6 // Concept

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Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

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Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
RF.K.1RF.K.1.aRF.K.1.b

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