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Return to Skills List Print awareness includes knowing that print has meaning, knowing how to handle a book, being able to follow the words on a page, and noticing print all around. |
What You Can Do To Reinforce This Skill
- Show the child the cover. Point to the printed title and other names on the cover
- Help your child discover how to hold a book and turn the pages. Show them that the words go from left to right
- Occasionally run your finger along the text as you read
- Help the child understand that the symbols on the page are called letters; when all together, they are called words; and words have meaning
- Point out words in your child’s environment, like the word “STOP” on a Stop sign, “bus” at the bus stop, or “apples” in the grocery story.
Here are some books that reinforce Print Awareness:
(Click on the cover to see the book description in the Library Catalog.) |
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