SD Concepts of Print Checklist
Name:
Administer this assessment using the Marie Clay Concepts of Print books, Follow Me Moon and No Shoes.
Ask child each question as written. For each item, if a response is correct, make a mark on the line in the
appropriate column. An incorrect response should be noted on the line. If a prompt is used, note that.
Fall
Dates:
MidYear
Spring
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1. What is the right way to hold this book?
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2. Can you show me the front cover of the book?
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3. Can you point to the title?
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4. Can you show me the part that tells the story?
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5. Where does the story begin?
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6. Where does the story end?
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7. Point to the place on the page where someone would begin
to read?
8. Can you move your finger to show me the words that
someone would read next?
9. Can you move your finger to show me where to go after I
finish reading this line?
10. When I get to the end of this page, where will I find the
next line?
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Based on Marie Clay’s Concepts of Print
Fall
Dates:
MidYear
Spring
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11. Can you point to a letter on this page?
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12. Can you show me a word?
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13. Can you point to the first letter in the word?
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14. Can you point to the last letter in the word?
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15. Look for a capital letter and point to it.
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16. Can you point to a small letter?
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17. What do you call this mark?
(Teacher: Point to a period.)
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18. What do you call this mark?
(Teacher: Point to a question mark.)
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19. What do you call this mark?
(Teacher: Point to a comma.)
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20. What do you call these marks?
(Teacher: Point to quotation marks.)
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Total =
2
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