How Do We Motivate Children:Teach them to read

Developmentally appropriatephonological awareness activity

Susan B. Neuman, CIERA

Why is phonological awarenessimportant?

n Poor phonological processing skills are thehallmark of poor readers

n Children who are better at detectingrhymes, syllables, or phonemes are quickerto learn to read

The National Panel ReportÉn Phonemic awareness enhances

achievement and spellingn Small group instruction improves

phonemic awareness skillsn Steve StahlÕs goldilocks principle applies:

Not to much; not to littlen Two key skills: blending and segmentingn Ongoing assessment is important

Skills related to phonologicalawarenessn Letter name knowledge

n Developmental writing

n Vocabulary size

Phonological processing skills

Activities that require sensitivity to,manipulation of, and use of the sounds ofwords.

Phonological processing skills

Phonological sensitivityn The ability to detect and manipulate the

sounds of oral language (rhyming)

Phonological processing skills

n Phonological memoryn Immediately recalling, and chiming

Phonological processing skills

n Phonological namingn Efficiency of retrieval of phonological

informationÑspeed or access time

How to teach phonologicalskills?

n Exposure to high-quality, interactive storybookreading

n Highly engaging to young childrenn Language in the context of usen Enhances skills related to phonological awareness

Types of interaction

n Choral reading

n Chiming

n Oral cloze

n Language for language sake (read through)

What types of books?n Silly rhymesn Predictable booksn Alphabet booksn Alphabet, rhyme books (speed)n Alliteration booksn Books with interesting language that may

include ÔrareÕ words (Ôsnuffle-up-a-gus)--superkalifagilisticexbealidosus

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Reading Competency

Reading Interest

Motivation

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Reading Competency

Reading Interest

Motivation

Some words of cautionÉ.n Books like this are fun, engaging,

participatory, but only one genre of booksto use with young children

n Information, multi-cultural, classicstorytales are also a critical element foryour classroom library