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STAR READ-ALOUD PRACTICES

STAR develops four areas of print knowledge:

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Print-Knowledge Instruction: Cyclical Sequence

When we reference print during STAR Read-Aloud Practices, we use a cyclical pattern in which print targets are presented over and over. We do this so that these targets are reinforced through repetition. In other words, a child does not need to master one target before being introduced to another.


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