Understanding print
English · Phonics & Word Reading · conceptual
Demonstrate understanding that print carries meaning, follows left-to-right top-to-bottom directionality, and is organised page by page in books
What mastery looks like
- 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
Check your understanding
When Understanding print 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?
Prerequisites
None — this is a foundational concept.