Print Direction: Knowledge that reading in English must occur from left to right

Page Order: Knowledge about the order in which book pages are read

Title of Book: Knowledge about the role of the title and the purpose it serves

Author: Knowledge that the author(s) wrote the book

Top and Bottom of Page: Knowledge that reading occurs from the top to the bottom of the page

Target: Print Direction

Teacher: When we start reading this book, will we read this way (runs finger right to left over print) or this way (runs finger left to right over print)?

Child: This way (runs finger left to right).

Teacher: Yes! It would be silly if we tried to read the other way. We wouldn’t know what the story said!

Target: Author

Teacher: Peter, let’s point together at the author’s name on the cover. (Teacher and child point together at the author’s name)

Teacher: The author wrote the book. Chris Raschka is the author.

Target: Top and Bottom of the Page

Teacher:  Let’s take a look at the cover of this book. Is this the top of the page (points to the bottom)?
Child: No!
Teacher:  Is this the top of the page (points to the top of the page)?
Child: Yes!

Target: Title of Book

Teacher: Where do you think we can find the title of the book?
Child: On the front of the book.
Teacher: Absolutely, the title is on the front of the book, and then we can also see it on the title page.

Target: Page Order

Teacher: Now that I’ve read the first page, I want to keep reading. Which way should I turn the page?
Child: This way!
Teacher: Exactly! I turn the pages to the left to read the story.