Print Awareness & Concepts

Understanding how print works — that it carries meaning, has directionality, and is organized into words and sentences.

Examples & Achievements

• Knows that we read print, not pictures
• Holds a book correctly and turns pages front to back
• Points to where reading starts on a page (top-left in English)
• Understands left-to-right and top-to-bottom directionality
• Recognizes that spaces separate words
• Points to print in the environment (signs, labels, menus)

How to Measure

• Demonstrates correct book orientation and page turning
• Points to where to start reading on a page
• Identifies 3+ examples of environmental print (signs, labels)
• Concepts About Print (CAP) assessment (Clay)