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We are so glad that you are here and ready to deep dive into phonological awareness instruction. Use this quick overview as a way to guide you through this learning module. You can print this page or make a copy to enable the checklist feature. Please reach out to your site coach or a district TOSA if you have questions or need additional support. Happy learning!
WHAT IS PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
WHAT IS PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
"Phonological Awareness is metalinguistic awareness of the speech sound system, which includes word boundaries, stress patterns, syllables, onset-rime units, and phonemes," (Moats, 2020).
WHY TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
WHY TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
"A lack of strong phonemic awareness is a contributing factor to the majority of reading difficulties." (Blachman 1995, 2000; Torgeson 2002, as cited in Burkins & Yates, 2021).
"All students should get phonological training through the end of 2nd grade, however there is no such thing as "too old" for developing phoneme awareness- if the skills have not been mastered, the student should receive training," (Kilpatrick, 2016).
WHEN TO TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
WHEN TO TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
"Generally speaking, once a child demonstrates decoding ability, phonemic awareness assessment is no longer needed. Older students who are continuing to struggle with decoding may need phonological awareness assessment and instruction."
(Honig, Diamond, Gutlohn, 2018)
HOW TO TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
HOW TO TEACH PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS?
Phonological Awareness Lesson Components
Phonological Awareness Lesson Components
It is clear from research that students need well-planned, systematic and explicit instruction. In this linked document, you will find the components of phonological awareness lessons and examples of activities you may see in a classroom. The examples are listed within each part in order of difficulty. Please keep in mind that phonological awareness skills often develop in a less linear manner and it is common to see an overlap in the progression of phonological awareness skills. These skills are not intended to be taught in isolation or in place of phonics lessons. This resource is a support for assessment and instruction and is not intended to be used for grading purposes. As always, make decisions about lesson delivery that are most appropriate to meet the needs of your students. Watch the video to the right for an overview of the phonological awareness lesson components document. Watch this video for an example of a 2nd grade class at Liberty Elementary participating in a Heggerty Phonemic Awareness lesson.
RESOURCES
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Interested in learning more about phonological awareness? Check out the Learn More page for resources!
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