Concepts of Print Individual Checklist
This checklist is to be used to help the teacher determine which of the concepts of print
a student has under control and which concepts still need work. The goal is for the
student to master the concepts of print by the end of the second nine weeks of first
grade.
Concepts of Print Individual Checklist
Student:_________________________________________
Grade Level:______________________
Select a children’s book that is suitable for assessing the items on the checklist. Suggested titles include: Go Back to Sleep
(Rigby), What Would You Like ?(Rigby), Where Are You Going Aja Rose? (Wright Group)
Teacher Questions
Concepts
Date
When Understanding of the
Concept is Demonstrated
Before reading, ask the child:
Where is the front of the book?
Book concepts- front cover
Where is the back of the book?
Book concepts- back cover
Can you point to the title?
Book concepts- title
Can you point to the title page?
Book concepts- title page
Which page do we read first?
Directionality- beginning of text
Where does it tell the story?
Which way do we go when we’re reading?
Reading concepts- print carries
the message
Directionality- left to right
Where do we go when we get to the end of a line?
Directionality- return sweep
During reading, ask the child:
Point to the words on the page as I read.
Reading concepts- one to one
correspondence
After Reading, ask the child:
Can you put your finger around a word?
Word concept
Can you find two words that are the same?
Word concept
Where is the first word on this page?
First word
Where is the last word on this page?
Last word
Can you find the first word of a sentence?
Beginning of a sentence
Can you find the last word of a sentence?
End of a sentence
Can you put your fingers around a letter?
Letter concept
Can you put your fingers around the first letter of a word?
First letter
Can you put your fingers around the last letter of a word?
Last letter
Can you tell me the names of some letters on the page?
Letter concept
Can you find a capital letter?
Capital letter
Can you find a lower case letter?
Lower case letter
What is this: . (period)
Punctuation marks
, (comma)
? (question mark)
“ (quotation marks)
! (exclamation point)
Can you find the first word of the paragraph?
Beginning of a paragraph
Can you find the last word of the paragraph?
End of a paragraph