2/22/26, 3:00 PM Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2
Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2 complete questions and
correct detailed answer\Verified 100% Graded A+
Which skills relate to print awareness?
Understanding that print moves left to
right Identifying letters on a page
Locating the front cover of a book
Identifying spaces in between words
Understanding that print moves left to right
Print awareness skills help students understand that print is organized in a
certain way and is an important skill to build a foundation for reading.
Mr. Costa has gathered his class together for a read-aloud and would like to
model an understanding of concepts of print. What is one activity he should do
before reading?
Point out the front cover and the back cover of the book.
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Promoting Print Awareness: While Reading
Ensure students understand book organization, teaching them basics like reading
left to right and top to bottom, recognizing print
Read aloud from books with large, easy-to-read print and stories featuring
predictable words.
Use "big books"
Teach and practice print conventions such as left-to-right
directionality Teach proper book handling and reinforce book
awareness.
Promoting Print Awareness: In the classroom
Label classroom objects to reinforce print recognition.
Reinforce print conventions seen in classroom materials like signs, labels,
posters, and calendars.
Recognize letters in places outside of
books Ensure classroom decor is full of
print.
Incorporate books, letters, songs, or rhymes in different parts of the curriculum.
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Promoting Print Awareness: At Play
Encourage preschoolers to engage with print through pretend activities like
writing shopping lists, creating signs, composing letters, or making cards.
Recognize letters in places outside of books.
Play with letters of the alphabet in centers or during free play. Have things
available like letter fridge magnets in a play kitchen.
Include letters in art or sensory activities, like building letters with clay or
finding letters in a sensory bin.
Assess Print Awareness
Locate the front and back cover of the
book. Identify the title of the book.
Determine where to start reading.
Determine the direction in which to read and where to go at the end of a
line. Point out a letter.
Recognize capital and lowercase letters.
Identify a word.
Recognize the first and last word of a
sentence. Locate the first and last words
on a page.
Identify punctuation marks.
Print Awareness
the understanding that printed text carries meaning, including the recognition of
words, letters, and the functions of various elements in a book or written
material
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Letter Awareness
The understanding that letters are representations of sounds
Book awareness
the understanding of how books work, including concepts such as reading from
left to right, turning pages, and recognizing the front and back covers
Word Awareness
the recognition and understanding of individual words as distinct units of
language, including their sounds, meanings, and spellings
Concepts about print
the understanding of how printed materials, such as books and other written
texts, function and are structured
Continuum of Phonics: 2nd Grade
Blends & Digraphs
Consonant blends
Consonant Diagraphs
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Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2 complete questions and
correct detailed answer\Verified 100% Graded A+
Which skills relate to print awareness?
Understanding that print moves left to
right Identifying letters on a page
Locating the front cover of a book
Identifying spaces in between words
Understanding that print moves left to right
Print awareness skills help students understand that print is organized in a
certain way and is an important skill to build a foundation for reading.
Mr. Costa has gathered his class together for a read-aloud and would like to
model an understanding of concepts of print. What is one activity he should do
before reading?
Point out the front cover and the back cover of the book.
1/32
,2/22/26, 3:00 PM Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2
Promoting Print Awareness: While Reading
Ensure students understand book organization, teaching them basics like reading
left to right and top to bottom, recognizing print
Read aloud from books with large, easy-to-read print and stories featuring
predictable words.
Use "big books"
Teach and practice print conventions such as left-to-right
directionality Teach proper book handling and reinforce book
awareness.
Promoting Print Awareness: In the classroom
Label classroom objects to reinforce print recognition.
Reinforce print conventions seen in classroom materials like signs, labels,
posters, and calendars.
Recognize letters in places outside of
books Ensure classroom decor is full of
print.
Incorporate books, letters, songs, or rhymes in different parts of the curriculum.
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,2/22/26, 3:00 PM Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2
Promoting Print Awareness: At Play
Encourage preschoolers to engage with print through pretend activities like
writing shopping lists, creating signs, composing letters, or making cards.
Recognize letters in places outside of books.
Play with letters of the alphabet in centers or during free play. Have things
available like letter fridge magnets in a play kitchen.
Include letters in art or sensory activities, like building letters with clay or
finding letters in a sensory bin.
Assess Print Awareness
Locate the front and back cover of the
book. Identify the title of the book.
Determine where to start reading.
Determine the direction in which to read and where to go at the end of a
line. Point out a letter.
Recognize capital and lowercase letters.
Identify a word.
Recognize the first and last word of a
sentence. Locate the first and last words
on a page.
Identify punctuation marks.
Print Awareness
the understanding that printed text carries meaning, including the recognition of
words, letters, and the functions of various elements in a book or written
material
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, 2/22/26, 3:00 PM Early Literacy Methods - D669 Part 2
Letter Awareness
The understanding that letters are representations of sounds
Book awareness
the understanding of how books work, including concepts such as reading from
left to right, turning pages, and recognizing the front and back covers
Word Awareness
the recognition and understanding of individual words as distinct units of
language, including their sounds, meanings, and spellings
Concepts about print
the understanding of how printed materials, such as books and other written
texts, function and are structured
Continuum of Phonics: 2nd Grade
Blends & Digraphs
Consonant blends
Consonant Diagraphs
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