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| What are the 4 major concepts of print? |
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(1) Print Carries Meaning
(2) Directionality of English and Tracking of Print
(3) Sentence, Word, and Letter Representation
(4) Book Orientation |
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| Children have aquired this concept when they understand that words are used to transmit messages--stories in picture books, product names in advertisements, and labels on things like bathroom doors. |
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| Directionality of English and Tracking of Print |
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| Students have aquired this concept when they understand that words/symbols written in English are read left to right and top to bottom. |
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| Sentence, Word, and Letter Representation |
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| This concept is the knowledge of the difference between letters, words, and sentences. |
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| This is the knowledge of the location of a book's cover, the difference between the author's name and the title, and where the story starts. |
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| What are two ways one can assess concepts about print? |
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Definition
(1) Concepts about print tests:The teacher tests students by having them read a book with some of the text upside down, some words with the letters reversed, and some lines of print in odd configurations.
(2) Informal Assessments by the Teacher |
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| What are some ways to teach concepts about print? |
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Definition
(1) Reading aloud to students
(2) The Shared Book Experience
(3) Langauge Experience Approach
(4) Environmental Print
(5) Print-Rich Environment |
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Term
| Language Experience Approach |
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Definition
| Children share an experience such as a field trip to the zoo, and then dictate an account of the experience to an adult, who records it verbatim. |
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| Refers to the ability to identify letters in both upper and lower case. |
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| The ability to write the upper and lower case letters legibly. |
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| How does one assess letter recognition and production? |
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Definition
| Display the letters randomly and ask the child to identify the target letter. A teacher should also test the ability of a child to write letters in isolation by calling out the name of the letter that the child should write. |
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| How could the teacher help a student associate names and things with letters? |
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Definition
| The teacher could display a large letter ont he blackboard, like a J, and then ask everyone with names beginning with J to stand underneath the J. Or students can place a toy or a common object in a box labeled with a particular letter it goes with. |
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| What are some simple material and tasks that would help the student with letter recognition? |
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(1) Signing the Alphabet
(2) ABC books
(3) Practice writing in upper and lowercase letters
(4) Tactile and Kinestetic Methods |
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