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Phonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessWhat is it and how do we teach it?What is it and how do we teach it?

The StandardsThe Standards ELACCKRF2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a. Recognize and produce rhyming words. b. Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words. c. Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. d. Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.) e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

ELACC1RF2: Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a. Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. b. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends. c. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. d. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).

Key TermsKey Terms

PhonemesPhonemesPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness

What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound within our language system. They are the within our language system. They are the sounds that make up the words of our sounds that make up the words of our language. language.

Phonemic Awareness (PA)Phonemic Awareness (PA)

The insight that every spoken word is a The insight that every spoken word is a sequence of phonemes. It is the ability to sequence of phonemes. It is the ability to understand that sounds in spoken understand that sounds in spoken language work together to make words. language work together to make words.

Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness

Phonemic awareness is not related to Phonemic awareness is not related to print, a child can have some levels of print, a child can have some levels of awareness before they learn the alphabet.awareness before they learn the alphabet.

Students need solid phonemic awareness Students need solid phonemic awareness training for phonics instruction to be training for phonics instruction to be effective.effective.

Approximately 20-40% of children have Approximately 20-40% of children have difficulty with phonemic awareness.difficulty with phonemic awareness.

What is Phonological What is Phonological Awareness?Awareness?

Phonological Awareness refers to one’s Phonological Awareness refers to one’s awareness of the phonological structure of awareness of the phonological structure of words in language. It is a more inclusive words in language. It is a more inclusive term than phonemic awareness and it term than phonemic awareness and it encompasses awareness of individual encompasses awareness of individual words in sentences, syllables, and onset-words in sentences, syllables, and onset-rime segments, as well as awareness of rime segments, as well as awareness of individual phonemes. individual phonemes.

So how do you know if a child needs instruction in phonological

and phonemic awareness?

Pink Group – Kindergarten (Coaches Office)

Purple Group- 1st

(Computer Lab – Yellow Hall)

Green Group- 2nd and Other Areas (Media Ctr)