Phonemic awareness: “Say the sounds in bat.”
What is segmenting
The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
What is phonemic awareness?
Sounds together that make: /s/ /i/ /t/
What is blending
Approximate percentage of at-risk-readers whose reading ability increased greatly as a result of phonemic awareness instruction
What is 95%
Students learn best when these tools are used along with instruction
What are manipulatives
The first sound in dog
What is phoneme isolation
To help students remember sounds more easily, teachers should associate sounds with these
What are object pictures and mouth pictures
“Say cat. Now change /k/ to /h/.”
What is substitution
The grades where phonemic awareness instruction is most impactful
What are kindergarten and first grade
“Say smile. Now say it without the /s/.”
What is phoneme deletion