How to teach phonemic awareness skills
Phonological awareness, and specifically phonemic awareness, continue to play an important role in literacy development. At this stage, children begin learning phonics by applying letters to what they have previously learned to do with only verbal sounds. It is important that they continue to learn to work with sounds so that they will be able to learn phonics easily and naturally.
Phonological
awareness, and specifically phonemic awareness,
continue to play an important role in literacy development. At this
stage, children begin learning phonics by applying letters to what they
have previously learned to do with only verbal sounds. It is important
that they continue to learn to work with sounds so that they will be
able to learn phonics easily and naturally.
What is important
- Blend and segment syllables (ta + ble makes table)
- Blend and segment onset and rime (tr + ip makes trip)
How to help children develop phonemic awareness concepts and skills
- Play "Guess my word". Break words apart into syllables and let the children put them back together.
- Practice the word together in a variety of situations
- Play "Guess my word" with onset and rime. Break the word apart into onset and rime and let the children guess what it is.
- Let the children take turns being the teacher for "Guess my word".
What is important
- Recognize that words are made up of individual sounds.
- Listen for and break apart sounds. Note: these are sounds, not letters. Sometimes a sound is made by more than one letter working together. (cat = /c/ /a/ /t/ or cheep = /ch/ /ee/ /p/)
- Blend individual sounds together to make a word.
How to help children develop phonemic awareness concepts and skills
- Model blending and segmenting words many,many times.
- Put out three pennies. Have the child push one penny for each sound. (To see an example of this, watch the video below.)
To see all of the skills in the Early reading and writing stage, click on the links below
Phonics
Sight Words
Writing
Vocabulary and Oral Language
Concepts About Print
