Phonemic Awareness
Reading, rhyming, singing and talking
* influences literacy and language development *
* are the foundations for all other learning *
The two best predictors of early reading success are
1) alphabet recognition
2) phonemic awareness & oral language
Phonemic awareness is an understanding that words are made up of sounds.
Below is a continuum of Phonological Awareness;
Rhyme matching the endings of words cat, hat, bat, sat
Alliteration producing groups of words that begin ten tiny tadpoles
with the same initial sound
Sentence identifying the words in a sentence The dog ran away.
Segmentation 1 2 3 4
Syllable break words into syllables or "beats" bas ket ball
Segmentation
Onset and Rime blend and break apart the initial consonant(s) /r/ /ope/
These skills are about hearing and producing sounds in words.
Have fun with oral language!
Check out Sweet For Kindergarten on YouTube.
She is posting daily 5 minute phonological awareness lessons!