Concepts of Print Checklist
Assessment Directives
Book Conventions
Curiosity Corner
Front Cover: Where is the front cover of the book?
Back Cover: Where is the back cover of the book?
Title: Point to the title.
Where to Start: Show me with your finger where you start reading?
Page: Turn one page of the book.
KinderCorner
Words: Point to/show me the words.
Spaces: Point to/show me a space.
Directionality
Curiosity Corner
Top of Book: Touch/ show me the top of the book.
Bottom of the Book: Touch/ show me the bottom of the book.
Left Page Before Right: Is s/he reading the pages in the correct order? Where /which
side do we read first?
KinderCorner
Return Sweep: Does s/he pick up her finger at the end of one line and return to the
beginning of the next line. Show me with your finger how we read.
Illustrations
KinderCorner
Pictures Support Text: Why is this picture on this page? What does this picture tell you
about the story?
Words are Read Not Pictures: Student points to and reads the words not the pictures.
Text Exploration
KinderCorner
One-to-One Correspondence: Student points to the word s/he is reading.
Letters: Use your finger to circle a letter.
Words: Use your finger to circle a word.
Sentences: Use your finger to circle a sentence.
Tracking: The student follows the text with her/his finger.
Repetitive Text: The student can remember repetitive text in predictable books such as
the KinderRoots Book 1, Matt.
Punctuation: Point to a period, question mark, explanation point, and comma.)
BSSD FY08