📚 English · Phonics & Word Reading
Understanding print
Demonstrate understanding that print carries meaning, follows left-to-right top-to-bottom directionality, and is organised page by page in books
Typical age: 4–6 years
“When your child looks at a page in a picture book, do they know to start at the top-left and follow the words left to right, then move down to the next line?”
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