The most effective measures analyze the child's knowledge of letters, print symbols, and reading conventions.
Print awareness is included in the preliteracy skills that children entering first grade are expected to have mastered.
Children who come from print-rich homes where they are constantly exposed to adult models are more likely to develop print awareness than their peers.
A number of characteristics of the home environment can be altered to enhance a child's print awareness.
This is a common practice in print-rich homes and some simple alterations of daily routines can have a huge impact on the child's preliteracy skills.