Homework

10 WAYS TO PROMOTE PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS AT HOME

Phonological awareness refers to a child’s understanding that words are made of sounds.

Phonological awareness is a key predictor of reading and writing success.

1. Draw your child’s attention to sounds that represent objects and animals

2. Play listening games such as “I Spy” and “Simon Says”

3. Emphasize rhyming and beginning sounds

4. Sing songs and teach nursery rhymes

5. Clap out the syllables of songs and chants

6. Read aloud poems and books that promote rhymes

7. Make sound shakers with empty containers filled with rice, dried macaroni etc.

8. Read, sing and chant the same rhymes over and over again

9. Model how to find words that rhyme and encourage children to play along

10. Encourage children to invent their own poems and silly

words that rhyme