Phonemic Awareness: An Introduction

Phonemic Awareness

• What is it?: Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words.
• What is it not?: Phonemic awareness is not phonics. Phonics refers to how letters and sounds correspond and how we decode those words.
• Why is it important?: Phonemic awareness is important for students to understand phonics. Phonemic awareness helps kids make the leap from sounds → letters → decoding.

A student's ability to manipulate individual sounds in words is a strong predictor of later reading success. Phonemic awareness also aids in vocabulary and fluency. The National Reading Panel found that "students who had a solid foundation in phonemic awareness had improved ability to read and spell in the long run."

• The Scoop:
  • Isolation
  • Blending
  • Segmenting
  • Manipulation (adding, deleting, and substituting phonemes)
• There are four main categories of phonemic awareness:

Full Show Notes Here

Additional Resources & References:

• Resources:
• Phonemic Awareness Bundle
• Phoneme Grapheme Mapping Literacy Center
• Phonemic Awareness Bundle
• References:
• What Does Phonemic Awareness Mean?
• Making the Most of Phonemic Awareness
• My Top 5 Phonemic Awareness Activities

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Phonemic Awareness

• What is it?:  Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate individual sounds in words.
• Why is it important?:  Well, actually, it’s one of the most important skills we can teach our early readers.  Studies show that phonemic awareness is an indicator of future reading success. 
• The Scoop:
•  In fact, David Kilpatrick, author of numerous reading books and professor of psychology, states that, “The most common source of reading difficulties is poor phonemic awareness.”  
• To boot, he also mentions that there’s no age limit on phonemic awareness - which stresses its importance.

Phonemic awareness needs to be incorporated daily with lots of modeling. It should be applied to print, but we also want to be sure students can be doing it like it’s second nature. 

Full Show Notes Here

Additional Resources & References:

• Resources:
• Phonemic Awareness Warm Ups
• Phonemic Awareness Bundle
• Phoneme Segmentation Activities
• References:
• What Does Phonemic Awareness Mean?
• Making the Most of Phonemic Awareness
• 5 Ways to Incorporate Phonemic Awareness Every Day

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Podcast Episode 3: Interview with Kristina Harrill 5 Hands-on Activities That Teach Phonological Awareness (Full Show Notes on Website)

Meet Kristina Harrill - founder and author of Sweet for Kindergarten, a Teachers Pay Teachers store and blog where you can find her hard at work giving tips on how to simplify phonics instruction without sacrificing engagement and effectiveness.

Check her out:

• Sweet for Kindergarten Website
• Sweet for Kindergarten Instagram @sweetforkindergarten

Additional Resources & References:

• Resources:
• Emergent Phonological Awareness Bundle
• Rhyming Bundle
• Freebie from Kristina
• References:
• 5 Engaging Phonics Activities
• 5 Tips for Teaching Phonological Awareness
• Phonological Awareness FAQ

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Phonological Awareness: An Introduction

Phonological awareness is the beating heart of reading. It's where a reader's journey first begins, and it's of the utmost importance. As educators, we are called to introduce phonological awareness as our readers set out on their reading adventures.

Full Show Notes HERE

Additional Resources & References:

• Resources:
• Emergent Phonological Awareness Bundle
• Rhyming Bundle
• References:
• 5 Tips for Teaching Phonological Awareness
• Phonological Awareness FAQ

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Podcast Episode 1: Your Reader's Journey

The path all readers take to become successful readers

The research all points in the same direction: all people learn to read in the same way. But how? What are the steps to becoming a successful reader? Which direction should they take? What are the foundational skills? Let's look at the steps that every reader takes on his or her journey to become successful.

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The Reader's Journey (Full Show Notes Here)

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