HEGGERTY

Phonemic Awareness

TEACHERS (PK-2):

Will utilize Heggerty for remediation in Tier 3
Will Include each component:
- - Rhyme
  - Initial Phoneme Isolation
  - Blending
  - Final or Medial Phoneme Isolation
  - Segmenting
  - Adding
  - Deleting
  - Substituting
- Will follow the appropriate pace.
  - Pre-K, Kindergarten, Primary: 8-12 minutes, should not exceed 15 minutes
  - Teacher does not spend an extended amount of time on one specific skill. If students need more support, they should provide scaffolds and/or modeling (I Do/We Do/You Do)
- Will group student appropriately.
  - Providing whole-group instruction with a unison response.
  - Students are arranged in a whole group setting (preferably on the carpet).
  - All students are present (Tier 1 instruction).
- Will be taught with consistency
  - Complete lessons are taught sequentially.
  - Instruction included explicit language and description of each PA skill.
  - Complete lesson is taught (did not skip skills).
  - Hand motions mirror students (teacher's right hand is the beginning, left is the end).
  - Sounds are articulated correctly and do not include the schwa (/b/ not /buh/)
- Will include supports & scaffolds as needed.
  - Error correction is quick: my turn, your turn and continue on with lesson.
  - Scaffolds can be used but should be removed when students no longer need the additional support.
    - Instructional scaffolds can include Elkonin boxes, felt, unifix cubes, etc. rather than hand motions.
    - In 1st Grade and beyond, hand motions should be removed when students no longer need them. Suggestions of when to remove hand motions are noted in the curriculum lessons.

STUDENTS:

Will participate in the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lesson EACH DAY.
- Will practice the phonemic awareness skills they are learning
- Gain automaticity in PA skills, which will allow them to put their acquired phonics skills to use and have a solid reading foundation

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