PHONEMIC AWARENESS

What is phonemic awareness?

The form of speech not the content of speech Refers to an awareness of sounds in spoken, not written

language Speech is made up of a series of individual sounds that

can be manipulated (phonemes)Students who are phonemically aware can: Rhyme Blend isolated sounds together to form a word Identify the number of sounds heard in a word Segment spoken words into their constituent sounds

Research suggests: Phonemic awareness can be developed in

individuals by experiencing language that encourages active exploration and manipulation of sounds

Researchers have concluded that children who have received training in phonemic awareness are more successful in reading and writing

Phonemic awareness has been shown to be the most powerful predictor of later reading achievement

Research article (packet pp. 79-83)

Components (Strategies) of Phonemic Awareness Matching sounds to words (beginning /

ending sounds) brush, car, doll Isolate a sound in a word (initial, medial,

ending sounds) Blend individual sounds to form a

word /b/, /i/, /g/ big Substitute sounds in a word (word

families) Segment a word into its constituent

sounds (Yopp)

Teaching Phonemic Segmentation

Rubber Band Stretch Stretchy Names Sound Boxes / Markers A Song to Teach Phonemic

Segmentation Video – Strengthening Students

Phonemic Awareness

Yopp-Singer Test of Phonemic Segmentation Have one test sheet for each child in your

class. Assess individually in a quiet place. Keep the assessment playful and game-

like. Explain the game to the children exactly as

the directions specify (packet pp. 84-86) Model for the child what he/she needs to do

with each of the practice words. Have them break apart each word with you.

Websites http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/

classrooms/patti/k-1/activities.segment.html

http://www.educationnews.org/phonemic_ awareness_what_does_it_.htm http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/

content2/phonemic.p.k12.4.html http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/

ed400530.html