| 8. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of printed materials.
a. Recognize and demonstrate that print conveys meaning.
Examples: Share a favorite book with peers. Share a list of birthday gifts received.
b. With prompting and support, explain the roles of the author and illustrator of a text.
c. Track print, moving left to right and top to bottom on the printed page, returning to the beginning of the next line.
d. Identify the beginning and end of a sentence by locating the capital letter and end punctuation.
e. Point to words using one-to-one correspondence, noting that words are separated by spaces.
f. Distinguish letters from words within sentences.
g. Compare and contrast letters based upon similarities and differences, including name, shape, sound, and approach strokes for writing. |