Phonemic Awareness: What, Why, and How?
This Knowledge Block will help untangle a bunch of “ph” terms associated with the Science of Reading and clarify the role of phonological awareness in skilled reading. Participants will learn how to assess phonological awareness, and learn planning strategies and instructional approaches that can be used to teach phonological awareness in face-to-face and virtual settings.
Phonemic Awareness: What, Why, and How?
This Knowledge Block will help untangle a bunch of “ph” terms associated with the Science of Reading and clarify the role of phonemic awareness in skilled reading. Participants will learn how to assess phonemic awareness and learn planning strategies and instructional approaches that can be used to teach phonemic awareness in face-to-face and virtual settings.
Who should take this Knowledge Block:- K-5 educators
- Secondary educators who work with long-term developing readers
- K-5 educators
- Secondary educators who work with long-term developing readers
- The relationship between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness
- How phonemic awareness predicts future reading success
- Features of the 44-47 phonemes (speech sounds) in English
- How to give, score, and analyze a phonemic awareness diagnostic assessment
- A scaffolded instructional routine for teaching phonemic awareness skills
- Phonemic awareness diagnostic assessment
- PDF handout of phonological awareness skills
- Virtual manipulatives for phonemic awareness instruction
- PDF of all slides in handout form
- Certificate of Completion
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