Print Awareness Flashcards

Print Awareness Flashcards

Test your knowledge of print awareness with these flashcards. Each card focuses on key concepts essential for understanding print and its importance in reading development. Ideal for educators and parents looking to enhance literacy skills.

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Print Awareness Flashcards

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List of Questions17 questions
  1. Question 1

    What is print awareness?

    • The best predictor of later reading success
    • The part of phonemic awareness that focuses on print
    • Understanding the function of print and how it is organized on a page
    • None of the above
  2. Question 2

    An example of print awareness can be seen in which of the following?

    • A child asks her mother if she can watch 'Between the Lions' on PBS
    • A child carefully cuts out a red paper heart with the words, 'To: My Valentine' appearing across the middle
    • A child points to a McDonald's billboard and yells, 'Mommy! I want a Happy Meal!'
    • A child lies in her father's arms, listening to a bedtime story
  3. Question 3

    Which of the following is NOT an example of print awareness?

    • A child indicates that you should start reading a book from the front cover
    • A child indicates that he can sing the alphabet song
    • A child indicates that print proceeds from left to right on a page
    • A child indicates that print proceeds from top to bottom on a page
  4. Question 4

    Print awareness tasks:

    • Can be given by the classroom teacher
    • Can help students to develop print awareness
    • Are related to children's later success in reading
    • All of the above
  5. Question 5

    Print awareness typically, but not always, begins to develop:

    • Before children begin school
    • During the child's first year of schooling
    • At the end of first grade
    • None of the above - children are born with print awareness
  6. Question 6

    Which child has an understanding of print awareness?

    • Mary, a pre-school student who proudly proclaims her scribbles say, 'I love my dog!'
    • Timmy, a kindergarten student who points to his name but cannot read it
    • Lauren, a first-grade student who counts the number of words on a page
    • All of the above
  7. Question 7

    A child who writes from top to bottom and from left to right possesses:

    • Legible handwriting
    • Print awareness
    • Number awareness
    • None of the above
  8. Question 8

    Print awareness is an understanding that print:

    • Is different from pictures on a page
    • Carries meaning
    • Has practical uses
    • All of the above
  9. Question 9

    What is the relationship between spoken and written language?

    • Spoken and written language have no relationship
    • Print is used to represent the words we speak
    • Writing has been around longer than speech
    • Speech is superior to writing
  10. Question 10

    Which of the following is an example of print awareness?

    • Books are square
    • Print is read from left to right
    • The alphabet originated in China
    • None of the above
  11. Question 11

    Print awareness is:

    • Recognizing written language and understanding how it's used
    • Understanding that print is made with a pen or pencil
    • Analyzing students' printed handwriting
    • None of the above
  12. Question 12

    Print awareness:

    • Develops faster in girls than in boys
    • Develops through child/adult interaction with various forms of print
    • Is present at the time of a child's birth
    • None of the above
  13. Question 13

    Which of the following is NOT an example of print awareness?

    • Knowing that print is an expression of written language
    • Knowing that print is easier than cursive handwriting for most children
    • Knowing that print proceeds from left to right on a page
    • Knowing that print proceeds from top to bottom on a page
  14. Question 14

    Children's performance on print awareness tasks:

    • Cannot predict future reading achievement
    • Is a reliable predictor of future reading achievement
    • Is a way of measuring how fast they can read
    • None of the above
  15. Question 15

    Activities that help children become aware of print include:

    • Being read to by adults
    • Playing with magnetic letters
    • Pretend reading
    • All of the above
  16. Question 16

    Children with print awareness are able to:

    • Count the number of words in a sentence
    • Distinguish between a word and a letter on a page
    • Recognize the logo for McDonald's on a billboard
    • All of the above
  17. Question 17

    _______ does NOT encourage development of print awareness:

    • Teaching a lesson about the parts of a book (cover, title page, author, illustrator)
    • Helping a student write his name
    • Using a 'big book' to read a story aloud
    • Leading the song, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
List of Flashcards17 flashcards
  1. Card 1

    Print Awareness

    Understanding the function and organization of print; a strong predictor of reading success.

    HintRecognizing print's meaning and distinguishing it from pictures.Memory TipThink of a billboard and knowing what the words mean.
  2. Card 2

    Examples of Print Awareness

    Pointing to written text, knowing print direction (top to bottom, left to right).

    HintWhat actions show understanding of written language?Memory TipImagine following words on a page with your finger.
  3. Card 3

    Understanding Print

    Recognizing that print has meaning and practical uses.

    HintPrint conveys a message; it's not just decoration.Memory TipImagine a sign helping you find your way.
  4. Card 4

    Print Awareness Tasks

    Performance on print awareness tasks predicts future reading achievements.

    HintHow does early print knowledge relate to later reading?Memory TipPrint skills are the foundation for reading success.
  5. Card 5

    Language Forms Relationship

    Spoken words are represented in written form; understanding their connection is vital.

    HintHow do speaking and writing relate?Memory TipThink of writing as 'talking on paper.'
  6. Card 6

    Activities to Enhance Print Awareness

    Reading, manipulating letters, and engaging in pretend reading.

    HintWhat activities help children interact with print?Memory TipPlay with letters like building blocks for reading.
  7. Card 7

    Activities for Print Understanding

    Counting words in a sentence, identifying words versus letters.

    HintWhat exercises teach about words and letters?Memory TipCount the words like steps in a sentence.
  8. Card 8

    Print Awareness Development

    Interaction with print through child-adult engagement and exposure to various print forms.

    HintWhat factors are crucial for learning?Memory TipReading with a grown-up makes print come alive.
  9. Card 9

    Directionality of Print

    Knowing that text is read from left to right and top to bottom.

    HintWhich way do we read in English?Memory TipLike driving on a road, read left to right.
  10. Card 10

    Meaningful Engagement

    Engaging with print meaningfully, such as recognizing their own name.

    HintConnect the print with something personal.Memory TipSeeing your name in print, that's print awareness!
  11. Card 11

    Practical Use of Print

    Knowing that print has practical uses, like helping us understand the world.

    HintPrint is more than just decoration.Memory TipThink of road signs guiding you on a trip.
  12. Card 12

    Meaning of Print

    That print conveys meaning and is not just random symbols.

    HintEach written word carries a message.Memory TipWords share ideas, like secret codes!
  13. Card 13

    Activities Enhancing Understanding

    Activities like storytelling and letter play enhance print understanding.

    HintWhat activities help children interact with print.Memory TipStories and letters make print fun to learn!
  14. Card 14

    Predictive Nature of Print

    The performance of print awareness tasks predicts later reading achievements.

    HintEarly skills are correlated to what comes later.Memory TipPractice print now, read better later.
  15. Card 15

    Recognizing Print

    Recognizing print's meaning and distinguishing it from pictures on a page.

    HintWhat do words do that pictures don't?Memory TipWords tell stories, pictures show scenes.
  16. Card 16

    Alphabet Song

    Singing the alphabet focuses more on phonemic awareness, not print awareness itself.

    HintIs it only about the letters or the words?Memory TipLetters are building blocks: know how build.
  17. Card 17

    Gender Differences

    While present, they are less crucial than child-adult engagement with print itself.

    HintIs gender the most important factor?Memory TipReading together helps everyone learn print.