Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic awareness is the understanding that spoken words are made up of individual sounds (phonemes).  A reader who is able to manipulate the sounds. isolate sounds, blend and segment the sounds into spoken or written words. 

Phonemic awareness is important because it can help develop the readers ability to rhyming words, sound substitution words,  isolation and segmentation.

How to teach phonemic awareness? 

1.  The Individualized Approach Instruction: Some students come prepared when phonemic awearness. THis approach helps the students who are not. Therefore, it individualized to meet the specific needs of each child in the classroom.
2. Teaching With or Without Letters: Teaching students phonemic awareness with letters help solidify the students skills. phonemic awareness is a listening and speaking skill rather than a reading skill. However, Print words allow them to see and apply the connection between sounds and letters when reading.
3. Key Word Substitution: Helps the students develop an understanding of the role that phonemes play in the meaning of words. For example "Pop Goes the Weasel." if the word pop can be substituted with "Hop Goes the Weasel." it completely changes the meaning of the sentence. 
4. Clapping and Tapping: Students can see that words are made up fo several sounds and syllables.  It is to allow them to break up the words by clapping or tapping our the syllables. 

Links for Phonemic Awareness Actives: 

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