Phonological Awareness
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WHY?
The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness (Adams, 1990).
Many studies have established that phonemic awareness (the ability to identify the individual sounds in words) and phonics (the representation of those sounds with letters) are essential for skilled reading (Adams, 1994; Ehri, 2004; Torgesen et al., 2001).
Assessments
Phonological Awareness
Literacy Beginnings
Fountas and Pinnell (2011)
McKenna and Stahl (2015)
Observation Opportunities
Benchmarks
1st Grade: Hears and counts syllables and changes words by adding, deleting, or substituting phonemes.
Kindergarten: Plays with syllables and hears rhyme, onset & rime, segmenting, blending.
Pre-Kindergarten: Fills in missing rhyme and generates rhyming words. Shows awareness that some words begin the same way. Shows awareness of words in a sentence and syllables in words.
The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness (Adams, 1990).
Many studies have established that phonemic awareness (the ability to identify the individual sounds in words) and phonics (the representation of those sounds with letters) are essential for skilled reading (Adams, 1994; Ehri, 2004; Torgesen et al., 2001).
Assessments
Phonological Awareness
- Rhyme
- Syllables
- Alliteration
- Segmenting
- Beginning/Ending Sounds
- Rhyme Choice and Supply
- Segmenting
- Blending
- Onset and Rime
Literacy Beginnings
Fountas and Pinnell (2011)
- Initial Sounds p. 222
- Rhyming Words p. 223
McKenna and Stahl (2015)
- Tests of Phonological Awareness p.102-104
- Hearing and Recording Sounds p. 105-106
Observation Opportunities
- Participation in daily circle time or carpet activities
Benchmarks
1st Grade: Hears and counts syllables and changes words by adding, deleting, or substituting phonemes.
Kindergarten: Plays with syllables and hears rhyme, onset & rime, segmenting, blending.
Pre-Kindergarten: Fills in missing rhyme and generates rhyming words. Shows awareness that some words begin the same way. Shows awareness of words in a sentence and syllables in words.