Georgia K.F.CP.2.a

ELAKindergartenBook Orientation & Directionality of Print Texts

The Standard

Hold books upright and begin reading at the front.

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Foundations (F) · Concepts of Print

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students position a book so the cover and pages face the correct way. They identify the front cover and open the book to the story’s beginning.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student turns a closed book so the cover and pictures face the right way. The student finds the front cover, opens it correctly, and locates the story’s beginning.
Common Misconceptions: Students may hold a book upside down or open it from the back. They may choose a page with an interesting picture instead of finding where the story begins.
How to Assess It: Hand each student a closed picture book and say, “Show me how you would get ready to read this book.” Check the book’s position and starting place.

Lesson moves

Place several picture books in a basket, then have students orient each book and open it to the story’s beginning.
Show a book turned backward and ask, “What should I fix before I read?” Students explain each correction.
Play Ready to Read Relay, where students take turns choosing a book, positioning it correctly, and showing the starting place.
Compare picture books, menus, and photo albums, then practice identifying the front and the best place to begin viewing each one.

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