Phonological Awareness
What is Phonological Awareness?
A national public media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
Phonological Awareness is an umbrella term.
Phonemic Awareness is a component of phonological awareness.
Phonological Awareness is a predictor for later reading success.
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
Check out the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness youtube page for handmotions to assist students with segmenting and blending. You can also find their videos and resources on their website under the Curriculum Resources tab.
Informal Phonological Awareness Assessment Tools:
The PAST Assessment Phonemic Awareness Assessment
Literacy Resources Inc. Phonemic Awareness Assessment
Really Great Reading Phonemic Awareness Assessment
Rosner Test of Auditory Analysis Skills
Raz Kids
Phonological Awareness Assessment and Resources
Virtual Teaching Tools
UFLI Virtual Teaching Hub Resources
Phonemic Awareness
Digital Elkon Boxes
These are used to segment phonemes in words.
Web Based Resources
The Florida Center for Reading Research
Reading 101: A guide to teaching reading and writing.
Understood - A website for parents and educators that offers free resources for learning differences.
Article:
"Toward a Common Terminology for Talking About Speech and Reading: A Glossary of the “Phon” Words and Some Related Terms"
By: Hollis S. Scarborough and Susan A. Brady