Child: Observer: Book Used:

Concepts of Print
Ask the child, Help me read this book. Check all correct responses in the Yes column. Describe incorrect responses (actions/words) in the No column.

Concept
Books are for reading/looking at Books contain print and pictures Front of the book Holding a book Turning pages properly Discriminates print from picture Left-right direction of print Return sweep of print Begin reading at top left Concept of a word Finish reading at bottom right Concept of a word Left page before right Meaning of a question mark Meaning of a period

Instruction
What do you do with it? Whats inside it? Show me the front of the book. Show me how to hold the book. If we want to read the book, what should we do? What should I read? Where do I go after that? Then were do I read? Where is the first word I read on this page? Where is the last word I read on this page? Now where do I begin to read? Whats this for? (point to ?) Whats this for? (point to .)

Date 1: Yes No/Comme nt

Date 2: Yes No/Comme nt

Date 3: Yes No/Comme nt

Concepts of Print:

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Date 1: Yes No/Comme nt

Date 2: Yes No/Comme nt

Date 3: Yes No/Comme nt

Concept
Meaning of an exclamation point Meaning of a comma Meaning of quotation marks

Instruction
Whats this for? (point to !) Whats this for? (point to ,) Whats this for? (point to ) Show me one letter.

Concept of a letter

Show me two letters. Show me the first letter of a word. Show me the last letter of a word. Show me a word.

First letter of a word Last letter of a word

Concept of a word

Show me two words. Count all the words on the page.

(Use page with some single letter words.)

Word-by-word matching Concept of a sentence Title of book Role of author Role of illustrator Beginning of book End of book

Point to the words while I read. Count the # of sentences on this page. Show me the name of the book. Read the title and authors name. What does by (authors name) mean? What does illustrated by (illustrators name) mean? Show me the beginning of this story. Show me the end of this story.