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Tracking Print from Left to Right and Top to Bottom
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When you open a storybook, your eyes follow a secret path.
Every page begins at the very top left corner.
As you read, your finger slides across the words from left to right.
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What should your finger do when you reach the end of the line on the right?
The Return Sweep
When you run out of room on the right, your finger swoops down and back to the left side of the next row. This big jump is called the return sweep.
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Be careful not to slide straight down the right edge! You must always travel all the way back to the left side before you start reading the next row.
How can you make sure you never lose your place on a busy page?
The Reading Finger
Place your pointer finger right under each word as you say it out loud, moving top to bottom, row by row.