Learning Theory and Concepts

Print Awareness

Foundational and Developmental Learning Concepts

Print awareness refers to a child's understanding of the nature and uses of print. It is closely associated with a child's word awareness, the ability to recognize words as distinct elements of oral and written communication, and both skills are acquired in the child's natural environment.

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A child's understanding of the nature and uses of print, closely tied to word awareness, that both develop in the child's natural environment ahead of formal reading instruction. 1
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Early Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1
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1. Wikipedia: Print awareness
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    Print awareness refers to a child's understanding of the nature and uses of print. A child's print awareness is closely associated with his or her word awareness or the ability to recognize words as distinct elements of oral and written communication. Both skills are acquired in the child's natural environment.
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    This type of evaluation produces considerable variation among preschoolers (Justice and Ezell, 2001).
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    Print awareness refers to a child's understanding of the nature and uses of print
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