Print AwarenessAnn Morrison, Ph.D.

Print AwarenessPrint has meaning

Only includes print, does not include the relationship between print and sound (Can be done with the ears closed)

Concepts About Print

Logograms

Graphemes

Concepts About PrintDirectionality

Orientation

Punctuation

The role of pictures versus print

Return sweep

Concept of word, sentence

Logograms Logos represent ideas

Does not include pictures

What Do These Mean?

Graphemes includePunctuation

Chinese characters

Letters

Typographic ligatures

Numbers

GraphemesB B B B

a a a a

g g g g

I I I I

Letter forms

Stay consistent with letter forms taught in school

Fonts at left:

• Franklin Gothic Book

• Apple Casual

• Chalkduster

• Constantina Italic