Essential Components
How many essential Components are there?
5
True or False
Phonological Awareness refers to one’s ability to recognize, discriminate, and manipulate the sounds in one’s language
True
Complete the sentence:
There are _____ phonemes in the English language.
44
What are graphemes?
The symbol/s that represent the sounds.
True or False
Individuals that know how to manipulate and detect sounds in words will struggle with learning to read.
False
How many components should be taught in grade 1?
5
Complete the sentence:
Phonological Awareness lawys the foundation for ______________, ______________ and ______________.
spelling, phonics, and reading
What is the smallest units of sound in spoken language?
Phonemes
What is another name for
The smallest meaningful units of language, such as prefixes, suffixes, base words, and root words.
Morphemes
How many phonemes are in the word 'You'?
1
What components shouldn't be mastered by grades 2 and 3?
Phonemic Awareness
State 2 Phonological Awareness skills.
üRecognizing and producing Rhyme
Blending sounds
Segmenting sounds
Recombining sounds of words
Detecting and manipulate syllables
Phoneme Deletion and substitution
Define Phonemic Awareness.
Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words.
What is the Alphabetic Principle?
An understanding that the sounds (phonemes) in spoken language are represented in sequential order by letters (graphemes) in written language.
What is the learning to read method used in primary schools?
Phonics
Name the five essential components.
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
What is Phonological Awareness
Phonological Awareness is the understanding of the structure of spoken language- that it is made up of words and words consist of syllables, rhymes, and sounds.
Phonemic Awareness is not the same as Phonological Awareness. Explain.
Phonological awareness is a more encompassing term that refers to various types of awareness, including not only phonemes but also larger spoken units, such as syllables and rhyming words.
Reading skills and comprehension
What is the smallest part of a syllable?
Onset and Rimes
Complete the statement:
To ensure that children learn to read well, _______ and ________ instruction must be provided in these five areas.
To ensure that children learn to read well, (explicit) and (systematic) instruction must be provided in these five areas.
What is the expected syllable level for children completing kindergarten?
Segment and blend words of at least three syllables.
State one way that we can build Phonemic Awareness.
Students must learn that spoken words consist of individual sounds or phonemes.
Students must learn that words can be segmented (pulled apart) into sounds, and sounds can be blended (put back together) and manipulated (added, deleted, and substituted).
Students must learn to use their phonemic awareness to blend sounds to read words, and to segment words into sounds to spell them.
State 3 frequently used terms
qAlphabetic Principle
graphemes
letter-sound correspondence
decoding
decodable texts
morphemes
State one way that anyone can help with Phonological Awareness Development.
Oral language
Exposing children to written language
Introduce literacy instruction