Which term describes a reader who understands print carries a message and that books have directionality and print uses letters, words, and sentences?

• A. Advanced Reader
• B. 5 concepts of print
• C. Lexiles
• D. Informal reading inventories (passages & questions)

Answer: (A)

Understanding print concepts means realizing that print carries a message, that books have directionality (typically left to right and top to bottom), and that print uses letters, words, and sentences. A reader who grasps these ideas is showing solid foundational knowledge about how printed language works, which is why this ties to concepts of print.

Among the options, the term that best fits describing that knowledge is the phrase that names the five concepts of print. It explicitly refers to the set of print concepts a reader should know, including how print functions and how books are organized. The other terms point to different aspects of reading: an advanced reader describes overall fluency or comprehension, Lexiles measure reading level, and informal reading inventories are assessment tools. These do not specifically describe understanding of how print works in books.