concepts of print
what are parts of a book students need to know?
the title, author, illustrator, cover, title page, beginning, and end
words are made of what?
strings of letters
what is alphabetic principle?
realizing that letters and their patterns represent the sounds of words spoken
letters have names, sounds, and come in uppercase and lowercase form (phonics)
what are units of print?
capital letters, lowercase letters, numbers, words, and sentences
words are separated by what?
spaces
knowing the alphabetic principle makes it easier to what?
automatically recognize and decode
letters come in all different what?
fonts, sizes, and shapes
what is directionality?
name an activity for concepts of word
sight words, sentence strips, word walls, reading rhymes and songs