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Understanding print

CONCEPTUAL
English›Phonics & Word Reading|Ages 4—6|ID: mt_1KCwbGvm1F

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

Mastery Evidence

  • 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

Assessment Prompt

“When [child] 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?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

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

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

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

Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

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

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

English Language Arts

Prerequisites0

No prerequisites — this is a foundational topic.

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