Print Awareness Getting Ready to Read Printed Words Are All Around Us

Surrounded by Words Help children: See words all around them Handle books Learn we read left to right, top to bottom

Help children:

See words all around them

Handle books

Learn we read left to right, top to bottom

Print Has Meaning Help children see Not just looking at pictures Same words we speak & see Used for different purposes

Help children see

Not just looking at pictures

Same words we speak & see

Used for different purposes

Print Consists of Words All around us Words separated by space Text consists of smaller units, words Develop comfort with print

All around us

Words separated by space

Text consists of smaller units, words

Develop comfort with print

Show Children Print in signs, menus, books, newspapers, TV, online Label objects in home, classroom Occasionally run finger along bottom of words when reading Show print runs from left to right Reading words, not just looking at pictures

Print in signs, menus, books, newspapers, TV, online

Label objects in home, classroom

Occasionally run finger along bottom of words when reading

Show print runs from left to right

Reading words, not just looking at pictures

When Reading to Kids Always state author, illustrator Let child turn pages, hold book Talk about, play with punctuation marks Show them exclamation & question marks Let them hear, read each differently

Always state author, illustrator

Let child turn pages, hold book

Talk about, play with punctuation marks

Show them exclamation & question marks

Let them hear, read each differently

Encourage Children Share reading daily Make lists together Say item while writing down Show each word we say, hear, can be written

Share reading daily

Make lists together

Say item while writing down

Show each word we say, hear, can be written

Early Literacy Help children understand print All around us Different purposes Get them ready to read

Help children understand print

All around us

Different purposes

Get them ready to read