In this chapter, we explain what print concepts are, why they are so important, and how you can develop them every day with the children in your care. The key practice of Knowing is a starting point for …

As their skills develop, children will need to gain a clear understanding of additional print concepts including the use of charts, graphs, bolded text, italicized text, and all punctuation.

Children build book knowledge and print concepts from activities and experiences with print at home, in the community, and in early learning settings. This document stresses the importance of language …

As part of a strong foundation for learning to read, students must develop print awareness (Adams, 1990). Through experiences with print, its nature and uses are revealed to young learners. They see …

to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print. In her book, pub- lished by The MIT Press, Adams reviews, evaluates, and integrates a vast and growing body of research that has implications for children …

Concepts of print are developed through the deliberate and active intervention of parents, caregivers, and teachers who point out letters, words, and reading materials in the child’s environment. …

This article specifically addresses Concepts About Print and how the first 11 items of this task of An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (Clay, 2019) can serve as a guide when …