CORE UNDERSTANDING 8: Children's understandings of print are not the same as adults'

Concepts of Print
Adults understand that alphabetic principles govern written language. Children are unaware of this, instead the "perceive written language and provide evidence that they are aware that there is a message in that transaction when they read "break the car" in response to a stop sign or "toothpaste" in response to a Crest label" (Braunger & Lewis, 2006. p. 74).

Children must become aware of the meaning in written language.

Onset= consonants before a vowel in spoken syllable
Rimes= are the vowel and any consonants after the onset.