Which way do we read?
Do we read from left to right or right to left?
Left to right
What do spaces mean between words?
pause or end of word
Point to the word cat:
Rat mat cat
student points to the word cat
Name the letter:
G
student says G
What do we call the front of a book?
Book cover
Do we start reading at the top of the page or the bottom?
Top of the page
Clap once for each word in the sentence: The dog ran.
three claps
Can you point to the word fish?
Fish dish splishstudent points to the world fish
What is the lowercase letter for uppercase T?
j t i
t
What do we call a person who writes a book?
Author
When we finish one line, where do our eyes go next?
To the beginning of the line below the one we just finished.
Which is one word?
Cat
The cat ate the rat
Cat
Which words rhyme?
Dog cat log
dog and log
What comes after the letter M?
N
What do we call the person who draws the pictures?
Illustrator
point to where we start reading
student points to the beginning of the sentence
Point to the spaces in this sentence:
The cat chased the rat
student points to spaces
Where is the word blue in this sentence?
One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish
student points to the word blue
Find the letter S
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
student points to the letter s
If I want to read the story, do I look at the words or pictures?
words
If I point to the middle of the page, is that where we start reading?
No
How many words are in this sentence?
The wolf blew down the straw house
seven words
Where is the word bear in this sentence?
The teddy bear is soft
student points to the word bear
What noise does the letter T make?
t
Where is the title of the book?
Hold up a book
student points at the title