K.2.D.i
The Standard
identifying the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students locate and name key parts of a physical book. They use visual clues and the book’s order to tell each part apart.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given an unfamiliar book, a student points to each requested part without help. The student opens the book and finds the title page rather than choosing the front cover.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may confuse the back cover with the front or call any page with words the title page. They may use the book’s thickness or opening direction instead of cover clues.
How to Assess It
- Hand each student a closed picture book and say, “Show me the front cover, back cover, and title page.” Record whether each part is found independently.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs three sticky notes labeled front, back, and title, then have them place each note on the correct book part.
Show two book parts and ask, “Which one is the title page, and what clues helped you decide?”
Play Book Part Simon Says, using directions such as, “Touch the back cover” and “Open to the title page.”
Compare library books with cereal boxes, identifying which side acts like the front and which side gives extra information.
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Related Standards
- 1.2.D
demonstrate print awareness by identifying the information that different parts of a book provide;
- 6.8.D.ii
features such as introduction, foreword, preface, references, or acknowledgements to gain background information; and
- K.2.D.ii
holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep;
- K.2.D.v
identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters; and
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