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Print awareness is the ability to interact with and think about written language. Children need to recognize that print represents spoken language. Young children do not yet have the understanding of how text works or that it has meaning. They believe that when adults are reading books, they are using pictures for their information. Due to this, young children mainly focus on pages with pictures when they pretend to read themselves. As children grow and mature, they are introduced to and are engaged in more experiences with books and other text; this changed their attention from the pictures to the text. Children who are able to interact with and think about written language demonstrate print awareness.