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Ready to Read

• Phonological Awareness
• What is it and how do we teach it?

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The 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).

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Key Terms
Phonemes Phonemic Awareness Phonological Awareness
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What is a Phoneme?

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

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Phonemic Awareness (PA)

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

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Phonemic Awareness

• Phonemic awareness is not related to print, a
  child can have some levels of awareness before
  they learn the alphabet.
• Students need solid phonemic awareness training
  for phonics instruction to be effective.
• Approximately 20-40 of children have difficulty
  with phonemic awareness.

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What is Phonological Awareness?

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

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So how do you know if a child needs instruction
in phonological and phonemic awareness?
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• Pink Group Kindergarten (Coaches Office)
• Purple Group- 1st
• (Computer Lab Yellow Hall)
• Green Group- 2nd and Other Areas (Media Ctr)