Learning to read any written language involves learning what the symbols on the page represent. Written English relies on the Latin alphabet to represent the sounds we make when we speak. Reading demands that stuedents be able to deal with the structure of language in an abstract way.
Must Do:
Undergraduates read Teaching Reading Sourcebook (3rd ed.). chapters/sections titled
Structure of English (pgs. 22-47)
Early Literacy Introduction (pgs. 69-70)
Print Awareness (pgs. 71-82)
Letter Knowledge (pgs. 83-114)
Phonological Awareness (pgs. 115-158)
Watch The Most Important Reading Concepts You've Never Heard Of video lesson.
Watch Phonemic Awareness video lesson.
Complete Interactive Notebook Entry on "What is Phonemic Awareness".
Graduate students = read DeVries "Language Development" and "Phonemic Awareness" chapters.
Should Do:
Watch "The Animated Reading Rope" found on at https://institute.aimpa.org/resources/readingrope.
Watch "Basics of the Reading Rope" and "What is Phonemic Awareness" available below.
Watch "The Alphabetic Principle" and "The Importance of the Alphabetic Principle" available below.
Aspire to Do:
Visit http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/tools/apps/abc-magic-phonics-free to learn more about a free app that will help students learn the sounds of the letters of the alphabet.
Reading Teaching Reading Sourcebook (3rd ed.). chapter titled Structure of Spanish. Make sure you do not confuse the structure of English with the structure of Spanish.
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Dive into literacy instruction with this foundational concept. Discover the concepts that are the building blocks to reading. You might be surprised at what it includes, things that you never knew. Focus is for teachers and teacher candidates.
ELED 580 - Complete "What is Phonological Awareness" entry using this video.
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Young children become aware of differing and similar sounds within words by enjoying the alliteration, rhythm, and onomatopoeia found in songs, nursery rhymes, poems, and children's literature.
Complete Interactive Notebook Entry on this video lesson.
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The Alphabetic Principle can be thought of as the bridge between Phonemic Awareness and Phonics.
Basics of the Reading Rope
What is Phonemic Awareness?
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The Alphabetic Principle
Play Length: 1:06
The Importance of the Alphabetic Principle
Play Length: 0:35