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My Teaching Pal

$12.50

$8.00

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Get your students practicing all things related to the alphabet with this HUGE alphabet worksheet bundle. Students will work on letter identification, beginning sounds, letter formation, lower and uppercase letter differentiation and so much more. There are 4 different worksheet types included in this pack which cover each letter of the alphabet. A total of 104 worksheets are included.What’s Included:♥ Alphabet Worksheets – Letter Work♥ Beginning Sounds Worksheets – Color By My Sound♥ Alphabet M

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Writing

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Printables, Worksheets

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My Nerdy Teacher by Alina V

$100.00

$19.00

⭐⭐⭐ FLASH SALE ⭐⭐⭐Grab The Decodable Readers Passages Mega Bundle for just $19! Hurry up, time is running out! Your students can practice reading in a fun and engaging way using these decodable texts.  Science of Reading AlignedLow Prep Required. Simply print and go.These decodable passages will help your students practice the phonics patterns you're teaching them.Perfect for centers, homework, morning work, and more.Printable and Digital (Google Slides™)Perfect for Preschool Kindergarten, 1st gr

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Activities, Centers, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF.K.3, RF.K.3c, RF.1.2c, RF.1.2d…

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My Nerdy Teacher by Alina V

$100.00

$19.00

⭐⭐⭐ FLASH SALE ⭐⭐⭐Grab The Ultimate Reading Intervention Mega Bundle FOR JUST $19! ($100 VALUE)Are you looking for some fun and engaging Reading Intervention activities aligned with Science of Reading?Grab The Ultimate Phonics Reading Intervention MEGA BUNDLE for just $19! Hurry up, time is running out!  Your students will become fluent readers using these fun activities.Low Prep Required. Simply print and go. These activities will help your students practice the phonics patterns you're teaching

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Activities, Centers, Printables

CCSS:

RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d…

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My Teaching Pal

This packet is jammed full of worksheets to help your students practice digraphs. It includes worksheets for digraphs ch, sh, th, ph and wh. The bonus inclusion of digraphs ph and wh is perfect to provide a challenge to your higher ability students. The packet includes 42 engaging worksheets which allow students to practice writing digraphs, reading digraphs, identifying digraph sounds and so much more! It is perfect for whole-class activities, math stations, fast finisher activities, homework a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Reading

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Centers, Printables, Worksheets

by

Aimee's Edventures LLC

$10. 75

$5.50

It was breaking my heart to watch my students wandering around the room trying not to cry when I said, "Please find a partner." So I created these cards! Now they are loved by thousands of teachers who have the same goal of including every student in their classroom.These partnership cards make it quick and easy to set up differentiated small group work, and they're perfect for kids of all abilities. The best part is that they don't have to guess who their partner is, it's right on the card (whi

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community, Classroom Management

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Activities, Games, Printables

Also included in: Classroom Management BUNDLE

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My Nerdy Teacher by Alina V

Are you looking for some fun and engaging Alphabet Tracing Worksheets A-Z for your students? This packet is perfect for early finishers, morning work, homework and more. Each worksheet includes 5 different activities that your students can use to learn all about uppercase and lowercase letters. - - - - - - - - - > Check out our ALPHABET ENDLESS BUNDLE and get this resource at a huge discount!! <- - - - - - - - -ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:• Spell It! Write the letters in the boxes• Color it! Color

Subjects:

Phonics, Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Printables, Worksheets

CCSS:

RF.K.1, RF.K.1a, RF.K.1b, RF.K.1c, RF.K.1d…

Also included in: Beginning Sounds Worksheet Letter Practice Free Alphabet Flashcards Updates

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Lucky Little Learners

$128.00

$34.99

This is a year-long bundle of 576 differentiated 2nd grade reading comprehension passages and questions on three different levels. These reading fluency passages are a game changer! Digital 2nd grade reading comprehension passages and questions are also included! ⭐️Download the preview file to see each title!⭐️Want to improve reading fluency?Each of the 2nd grade reading comprehension passages include a word count and a fluency tracker. Perfect for repeated readings and reading fluency practice.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1, RL.2.2, RL.2.3, RL.2.4, RL.2.5…

by

Kaitlynn Albani

Inside you will find 60 kindergarten comprehension passages! These passages are great for kinders and would also be suitable for pre-k or first graders depending on how you use them. There is a lot of variety included. Please check the images and preview to see IF these passages will work for your students.The passages are set up into three categories...First 20 passages: Basic story with 3 questions. The students are given two answers to choose from for each question.Second 20 passages: Basic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Centers, Printables, Worksheets

by

My Teaching Pal

$13. 75

$10.00

Bundle

This bundle is packed with so many fun-filled math worksheets for kindergarten students. It is perfect for whole-class activities, math stations, fast finisher activities, homework and review. The worksheets cover addition and subtraction to 10, place value, 2D & 3D shapes and numbers to 20. A total of 126 worksheets are included which are great to use all year round. This bundle consists of the following packets:Kindergarten Addition and Subtraction WorksheetsKindergarten Numbers to 20 Work

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math, Numbers

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Centers, Printables, Worksheets

by

My Teaching Pal

$22.00

$15.00

Bundle

This bundle features a HUGE 263 math worksheets for first grade! The worksheets cover addition and subtraction, numbers and place value, 2D & 3D shapes, data and graphing, fractions & partitioning and time. These fun-filled worksheets are great to use all year round and they are perfect for whole-class activities, math stations, fast finisher activities, homework and review. This bundle consists of the following packets:First Grade Addition and Subtraction WorksheetsFirst Grade 2D and 3D

Subjects:

Basic Operations, Math, Numbers

Grades:

Types:

Printables, Workbooks, Worksheets

by

Teaching With a Mountain View

$22.96

$15.99

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This discounted BUNDLE of three resources includes 90 printable (and DIGITAL!) pages to teach, review, and apply reading and writing skills! The following resources are included in the bundle:Using Pictures to Teach Reading Skills40 pages teaching 8 key reading skills. Each reading skill has five pages devoted to it!Using Pictures to Review Mixed Reading Skills20 pages reviewing key reading skills. Each page reviews a variety of reading skills.Using Pictures to Teach Figurative Language15 pag

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Centers, Printables

by

Melissa Mazur

$15. 00

$12.00

These third grade reading fluency and comprehension passages contain 30 ready-to-print passages (15 fiction and 15 nonfiction). Each leveled passage is in the 520L and 830L range and has between 196 and 222 words. Use the comprehension questions to assess understanding after the students read the text! *UPDATE* You can now share this with your students digitally! This resource was created using Google Forms. You must have a Google email for use. Each passage can be assigned in Google Classr

Subjects:

Reading

Grades:

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

RF.3.4, RF.3.4a, RF.3.4b, RF.3.4c

Also included in: Reading Comprehension Passages and Reading Fluency Passages BUNDLE - 30% OFF

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Teaching Trove

$242.00

$20.00

This massive bundle of 123 first and second grade literacy centers provides the perfect way to provide engaging, differentiated ELA practice all year long. Each center follows a similar format, making it perfect for independent practice, leaving you with more time to teach with fewer interruptions!Great for centers or fast finishers, with this bundle you’ll be able to easily differentiate for the needs of all your students with a massive selection of games to choose from.Each common core aligned

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Phonics, Spelling

Grades:

1st - 2nd

CCSS:

RF.1.1a, RF.1.2, RF.1.2a, RF.1.2b, RF.1.2c…

by

Teaching With a Mountain View

$27.54

$19.99

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Read and comprehend fiction and informational text with the ultimate read and review bundle. This is the best reading skill review bundle for the ENTIRE YEAR.Rapid Read and Review is the perfect way to engage your students in relevant and rigorous review of reading skills! This review bundle is the perfect way to keep your students' reading skills sharp OR to help you teach the skills. It can be used in centers, small groups, whole class, or as homework to review essential informational text com

Subjects:

Close Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.3, RL.4.4, RL.4.5…

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What I Have Learned

Are your students looking for a bit o'luck of the Irish this St. Patrick's Day? Give them their very own four-leaf clover full of magic and charm with this fun St. Patrick's Day Craftivity! With this clover, students will reflect on the “luck” they have in their lives. It's also great for SEL or Social-Emotional Learning!Brainstorm with your students a list of "lucky" things prior to the activity and let them choose four that fill their own lives with magic. This St. Patrick's Day craftivity in

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, St. Patrick's Day

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

Also included in: March Craftivity Activities - St. Patrick's Day Monthly Themed Bulletin Board

by

Kim Miller

These SIMPLE No-Fuss Editable Classroom Newsletter Templates are perfect to use all year long and make parent communication easy! Keep your parents up-to-date with what's going on in your classroom throughout the year. Whether you send a newsletter home weekly or monthly, these templates make it easy, and editing them is a breeze! Included in this download:24 different COLOR newsletter templates (color and black & white)24 different BLACK & WHITE newsletter templatesnewsletter templates

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subject Areas, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK - 5th

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Parents

by

The Little Ladybug Shop

$10.95

$6.95

Grow your readers with this wonderful Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions for 3rd Grade- 5th Grade Packet (digital options now available)! The Reading Passages Bundle includes 20 Weeks of Weekly Practice perfect for: warm-up, bell work, homework, or quick assessments. Students can use these sets independently, in literacy groups, guided reading groups for homework, or perfect to leave for a sub. These activities check students skills without the boring bubbling in, it also allows teache

Subjects:

Close Reading, ELA Test Prep, Reading Strategies

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.3.1, RL.3.2, RL.3.4, RL.4.1, RL.4.2…

Also included in: Nonfiction Poetry Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 3rd 4th Grade

by

Kaitlynn Albani

Inside you will find 6 fun and unique fonts in a ZIP file! Most accent characters included in all fonts.Please check the preview to see all of the fonts included in this set!Notes-There are 5 fonts included + 1 doodle font.All script fonts include capital/lowercase letters.More Dreams, Rainbow Dreams and Elementary are all caps fonts.Check the preview to see all of the fonts in action!$ SAVE MONEY $OVER 400 FONTS + EVERY NEW FONT FOR FREE!CHECK OUT THE GROWING FONT BUNDLE HERETerms of Use*Fonts

Subjects:

For All Subjects, Products For TpT Sellers, Specialty

Grades:

PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers, Clip Art

by

Polka Dots Please

$14. 00

$10.00

Bundle

You understand the importance of sight word practice! These sight word flashcards help children read high frequency words in isolation and in decodable sentences! Every card helps readers improve their word recognition, fluency, and decoding skills! They are perfect for guided reading, reading lessons, and homework. Click on the preview to see what makes these cards so special!Reading research supports learning new sight words within a sentence. What is included?400 sight word cards with decodab

Subjects:

Phonics, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

PreK - 3rd

Types:

Flash Cards, Printables, Word Walls

by

ThatKinderMama

$10.00

This is a four week illustration unit to help kindergarten/first grade writers become confident in their drawing and coloring skills. Primary students will learn how to draw with shapes and people with different facial expressions, hairstyles, and skin tones. This illustration study sets kindergarten students up for success for the rest of the year during writers workshop. Students can reference their directed drawing notebook throughout the year if they forget how to draw an object already taugh

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Back to School, Writing

Grades:

PreK - 1st

Types:

Lesson, Printables

Also included in: Kindergarten Writing Units GROWING BUNDLE | Writers Workshop

by

Pocket of Preschool

Community Helpers Math and Literacy Centers are loaded with fun, hands-on school themed activities to help your students build math and literacy concepts! Now includes two fine motor activities, one writing center, six literacy activities, and eight math activities.Literacy skills covered are letter identification, beginning sounds, handwriting, writing friendly letters, rhyme/word families, syllables, building vocabulary words, sight words, and writing/journaling. Math skills covered are one-to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Activities, Centers

Also included in: Theme Math and Literacy Centers BUNDLE for Preschool, Pre-K, TK, & Kindergarten

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FREE YOUR HEART

KINDERGARTEN PHONICS WRITING CVC WORKSHEETS: 30 DIFFERENTIATED PRINTABLES FOR SEGMENTING BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND ENDING SOUNDSThis resource pack is a great tool to practice writing cvc words in a differentiated way! Included are 30 printables containing clear and attractive pictures!⭐⭐⭐PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE IN A MONEY SAVING CVC BUNDLE!⭐⭐⭐CVC WORDS WORKSHEETS INCLUDED:I can write the beginning sound! (5 sheets)I can write the missing vowel! (5 sheets)I can write the ending

Subjects:

Phonics, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Activities, Independent Work Packet, Worksheets

CCSS:

RF.K.2d, RF. K.3, RF.K.3a, L.K.2c, L.K.2d

Also included in: BLENDING & SEGMENTING CVC WORDS ACTIVITY KINDERGARTEN PHONICS CENTERS WORKSHEETS

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Teaching Second Grade

2 Digit Addition with Regrouping - Do your students need extra practice with 2 digit addition and subtraction? Then these worksheets are just what you need. Completely revised! Now includes an answer key.Included are:*5 Pages of 2 Digit Addition (No Regrouping)*5 Pages of 2 Digit Addition (Regrouping)*3 Pages of 2 Digit Addition (with and without regrouping)*5 Pages of 2 Digit Subtraction (No Regrouping)*5 Pages of 2 Digit Subtraction (Regrouping)*3 Pages of 2 Digit Subtraction (with and with

Subjects:

Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Worksheets

CCSS:

2.NBT.A.2, 2.NBT.B.5, 2.NBT.B.6, 2.OA.A.1

Also included in: 2 and 3 Digit Addition and Subtraction Worksheets for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade

by

The Sprinkle Topped Teacher

$18. 00

Handwriting should be fun for older students too! This is a set of daily handwriting practice sheets that students will actually beg for! This handwriting pack is great for students who already know how to form letters, but just can't seem to slow down and write neatly! Handwriting practice for all ages! ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:26 pages of Silly Alphabet Sentences20 pages of Positive Affirmations20 pages of Awesome Animal Facts20 pages of Gross Facts20 pages of Marvelous Math Facts20 pages of Space

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

1st - 6th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

Also included in: Handwriting Worksheets | CURSIVE PRINT D'NEALIAN BUNDLE for Older Students

FREE Printable Compound Words Worksheet and Activities for Kids

Practice compound words for kids 5 different ways with these FUN compound word activities.  Included in this pack of compound word printables are a variety of compound words activity ideas for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade students. First there are compound word picture cards with cute clipart to decipher. Then pick from one of the many handy compound words worksheet included. Simply print compound words worksheet pdf file and you are ready to play and learn with compound words exercises.

Compound words worksheet

Are you teaching your young readers how to read compound words? If so, this set of compound words activities are perfect for introducing or reviewing compound words for kids. We have compound words exercises that are hands-on with our compound words pictures clip cards AND various compound word worksheets options for kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – these handy compound word printables are perfect for helping young students leran to read and spell compound words. Use these compound words worksheet grade 1 as extra practice at home, litearcy centers in the classroom, or as a supplement to your homeschool language arts curriculum.

Free compound word worksheets

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The compound word printables pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the template.

Compound word worksheets

The first compound words activity for younger readers can begin with thecompound words picture cards clip cards. These compound word cards require no reading. Students will say the name of the cute clipart pictured on the top of each of the twelve cards, and then they will clip the correct picture at the bottom.

For instance, they will read “snow + man” and clip the snowman. If you want to make this a self-checking activity, put a small sticker on the back of the correct answer. After your child has clipped the card, they can flip it over and check to see that their clothespin or paper clip is on the sticker. If so, they’ve answered the problem correctly.

Compound words worksheets

The free compound word worksheets included in this pack are designed for readers. On these four worksheets, students will identify compound words, parts of compound words, and use compound words in sentences.

  • Find it. Highlight it. – Children will read each of the ten sentences, find the compound word in each sentence, and highlight it with a yellow crayon.
  • Parts of a compound word – Students will circle each part of the compound words using two different colored pencils or crayons.
  • Word search – Readers will search for fifteen compound words hidden in the puzzle.
  • Using compound words – Students will identify only the compound words from the word list. Then, they will choose two compound words and use them in sentences.

 

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Many 2nd grader learn about the USA. These 2nd grade homeschool worksheets will help children learn about the great country of the United States! WE have so many resources and second grade worksheets to choose from!

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Compound words with pictures worksheets

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Letterpress printing is a method of polygraphic reproduction of text and drawings, in which the printing elements are located above the blanks, perceive the ink and transfer it to paper, cardboard, fabric. Books, magazines, newspapers, posters, engravings, posters, tickets are printed in this way on flat-bed and rotary presses. The printer prepares the machine, printing forms and material for printing, charges the feeder (a device that feeds sheets of paper into the machine). On a special metal table (taler) he arranges the strips of the form according to the layout of the publication, uses space material for lining individual parts (serves to form gaps between words, lines). Performs dressing (alignment of the component parts of the printing form in height) and registration (alignment of individual strips of the form horizontally and vertically), sets the form in the printing press. Prints editions from text typesetting, stereotyped and photopolymer forms without clichés, from forms containing line and raster clichés. Regulates ink and folders and leads the folding process (folding printed sheets of paper into notebooks, from which books are then obtained). Carries out a preliminary registration (alignment of the strips) of the form, receives a summary (the first print at the start of the circulation) and reconciliation (typographical proofreading). Checks the quality of prints, presses and packs the finished product.

Conditions of work:

Workplace: at printing companies.
Mode of work: shift.
Occupational hazards: strong paint odors, high eye strain.

Qualification requirements:

Must know:

  • publication forms;
  • technological process for the manufacture of type-setting, stereotyped and photopolymer printing plates;
  • techniques for adjusting machines;
  • grades and formats of paper, technical fabrics, requirements for them;
  • ink standards, their printing and color properties;
  • elements of color science, principles of reproduction of single-color and multi-color originals in letterpress; methods of applying paints to engravings;
  • methods of registration and correction of printing plates;
  • techniques for adjusting printing presses;
  • specifications for printed products,
  • marriage prevention methods.

Must be able to:

  • load feeder,
  • Arrange mold strips according to layout,
  • seasoning and registration,
  • set the form in the printing press,
  • print publications from forms without clichés and from forms containing clichés,
  • manage the folding process,
  • align mold strips,
  • check the quality of impressions,
  • to press and pack finished products.

Means of activity:

manual and mechanical.

Requirements for professionally important qualities:

resistance to monotony, good distribution of attention, physical strength and endurance.

Vocational education:

A profession can be acquired at vocational schools.

Medical contraindications:

work is not recommended for people with respiratory diseases.

Related occupations:

  • flatbed printer,
  • gravure printer,
  • printer-embosser.

Prepress

Layout and layout

Today it is hard even to believe that just twenty years ago, the original layouts of printed products were made almost or completely without the help of computers, the so-called "analogue" method.

Linotype line-moulding machine for analogue letterpress plate preparation.1908 year.

At present, digital preparation of layouts has completely replaced the analog one. Computers, specialized programs and digital equipment perform all the necessary operations: taking or digitizing photographs, creating illustrations, designing an original layout, typing, layout and page design.

The ubiquity and availability of digital technologies and the so-called NIS (desktop publishing systems) has changed the approach to the interaction between the customer and the contractor in the printing industry. Today, in two cases out of three, the original layout of printed products is completely or partially produced by the customer and on his equipment. This allows you to significantly reduce the time cycle of production and significantly reduces the financial costs of the customer.

Modern workstation for graphic design and layout.

However, the rules and restrictions that were in place decades ago have not disappeared in the digital age. Although desktop publishing systems provide a fantastic level of flexibility and variety of tools, and the degree of their automation and accessibility to the user is constantly increasing, the importance of close and continuous cooperation between the designer and the printer does not diminish. Moreover, with the advent of new features and the complexity of layouts, their interaction becomes one of the key success factors.

The customer, who undertakes the performance of a certain part of the work on the production of printed products, inevitably assumes a significant share of the responsibility that previously lay with the printing house. This means that the designer performing the layout must have a deep enough understanding of the printing technology, know the features and limitations of a particular process and take them into account when developing the layout.

Prepress

Under the prepress in the broadest sense of the word understand the whole range of activities carried out in the course of the execution of a printing order before placing it for printing on a printing machine. This may include: preparation of texts and illustrations; layout and layout; output of photoforms; production of printed forms.

More often, prepress is understood in a narrower sense: as the preparation of a completed and approved original layout for printing, taking into account the characteristics of the printing technology used and the production process of a particular printing house. Usually this is the final stage of work on the original layout, performed by the printing house.

In this case, the prepress includes the following works: checking the publication for compliance with the standards of the printing process; descent; installation of the publication; generating output files; test print output.

Reviewing a publication is a complex and responsible process that must be performed by experienced professionals. Without going into technical details, we will only say that there are a number of professional software applications that allow you to check the original publication in order to correct the errors found in the future.

Unfortunately, the variety of publishing systems, their versions and modifications, as well as the initial complexity of the publishing process, make it impossible to guarantee that 100% of the errors contained in the original layout will be found and corrected. Competent and scrupulous checking of source files, in principle, makes it possible to exclude problems that could potentially lead to a deliberate defect in printing, however, it is often impossible to avoid smaller problems. This is one of the reasons why the experience and professionalism of a designer are the most important factors for success.

Ready-made assembly of the layout with the necessary marks and scales.

Imposition refers to the arrangement of pages or other constituent elements of a publication, taking into account the characteristics of printing and post-press processing. Proper imposition not only ensures that the printed output is exactly as intended, but often leads to savings in materials and labor, and as a result, reduces the cost of production. Typically, impositions are made using custom software packages, such as Creo Preps, or extensions to publishing packages, such as Dynagram INPosition for QuarkXpress or Lowly Apprentice InBooklet for Adobe InDesign.

Closely related to the process of imposition is editing, which is understood as bringing the final file of the publication into exact compliance with the requirements of the printing process. As a rule, this means adding special elements to the layout, such as crop marks, registration marks, live control scales, etc. All these elements are necessary for printing or help to control the printing process.

Plate process

Photo output device.

An intermediate process in the course of preparing a printed product for printing is the manufacture of forms. This process can be either two-part (output of photoforms on a photodetector and subsequent production of printing plates) or one-part (output of printing plates on a CTP device). In both cases, an integral part of the process is rasterization, the transformation of a publication file prepared for output into a format understandable to the output device.

Rasterization is a complex process that requires significant computing resources and large amounts of memory, so it is performed on powerful computers by specialized programs called RIP (Raster Image Processor, image rasterization processes). For correct and fast rasterization, the source file must be converted into a certain format understood by the program. Today, this is usually a PostScript file or PDF.

Copy frame.

In the case of a two-component process (photoforms + printing forms), the resulting raster file is printed (more precisely, exposed) on a special roll film, which, after development, turns into photoforms. For this, equipment is used, which is called a "photo output device" (in English - imagesetter).

The second step in the two-part process is the exposure of the offset plates using photoforms in a device called a "frame". After developing the plates in a special processor, ready-made printing forms are obtained, suitable for installation in an offset printing machine.

In the case of a one-part process (output of printing plates on CTP), after the file is screened by the RIP program, in a device called CTP (short for Computer-To-Plate), not photographic film is exposed, but a special polymer, which, after development, is used as a finished printed form.

Photo output or CTP?

CTP device.

Today, undoubtedly, the most promising method for the production of printing plates is CTP. This method eliminates one step in the production process (plate making on the copier frame) and thus reduces the time required to prepare for printing.

However, CTP devices exist relatively recently, and, at present, they have not yet reached the stage of development when one could speak of the complete extinction of the two-component process. Today, the CTP process does not have any significant advantages in terms of the quality of the resulting prints over the photoprocess, and in some cases even inferior to it. In addition, CTP devices are very complex, and their overall reliability is still lower than that of photo output devices.

There is another important factor holding back the spread of CTP. Today, due to the high cost of consumables, the use of this method is economically justified only in certain types of printing industries, primarily in large-circulation (magazine) printing. When printing smaller runs and with a relatively small total production volume, the use of CTP is not yet fully economically justified.

There are several other factors why CTP loses to the photo process.

First of all, the implementation of CTP inevitably reduces the possibility of control at the output stage. Unlike photoforms, CTP forms are nearly impossible to visually inspect; they also cannot be proofed. Of course, other methods of control are applied, and nevertheless, the probability of error increases somewhat.

In addition, unlike photo plates, CTP plates are not stored after a print run and cannot be reused, which in some cases can be a serious problem.

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