TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.11.b.1

(1) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Print Awareness. Students understand how English is written and printed. Students are expected to:

• (A) recognize that spoken words can be represented by print for communication;

• (B) identify upper- and lower-case letters;

• (C) demonstrate the one-to-one correspondence between a spoken word and a printed word in text;

• (D) recognize the difference between a letter and a printed word;

• (E) recognize that sentences are comprised of words separated by spaces and demonstrate the awareness of word boundaries (e.g., through kinesthetic or tactile actions such as clapping and jumping);

• (F) hold a book right side up, turn its pages correctly, and know that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right; and

• (G) identify different parts of a book (e.g., front and back covers, title page).