MTTC 103 Elementary Practice

The concept that Mr. Falls is utilizing when he signals students to read along with him from the sentence strip is the concept of print. This involves teaching students the basic principles of how written language works, such as the orientation of text, the difference between letters and spaces, and the directionality of reading (from left to right and top to bottom).

By engaging students to read along with him, Mr. Falls is reinforcing their understanding of how print is organized and how to track words as they read them. This helps students develop crucial foundational skills in literacy, which are necessary for successful reading comprehension and fluency.

The other concepts listed, such as decoding, predicting, and word analysis, are important aspects of reading, but they focus more on understanding word sounds, anticipating content, or breaking down words into their components, respectively. In this scenario, however, Mr. Falls is primarily focused on helping students develop an understanding of the physical and functional features of print by having them read in unison with him.