What is concepts of print and why do we care? The simple answer is that before students can become good readers, they have to understand how the text functions. As you know, each language has different rules for texts and the way books are made. For example, the first time I picked up an Arabic magazine, I began turning pages from left to right as if I were reading and English book. In Japanese, reading moves up and down the page, not left to right. In short, each language has specific rules that help students 'navigate'. The following document has all the information we need: Concepts of Print. Pay close attention to the table that outlines the steps. This is your target set of procedures.
This video gives a great example of how it works.
Can you imagine learning how to drive without understanding the road signs? How about what side of the road to drive on? Or, maybe, which direction to go. The concepts of print is the same for reading.
Students need to know how the navigate a text.