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Phonological Awareness:Principles for Instructionand Progress Monitoring
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Table of Contents:Table of Contents:Table of Contents:Table of Contents:Table of Contents:
1. IntroductionWhat is the Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts? ........................ 7Organization and Content of the Guide ....................................................... 8Center Staff and Other Contributors ............................................................ 9
2. Professional DevelopmentPreparing for the Workshop ....................................................................... 13Agenda........................................................................................................ 14Definition of Phonological Awareness ........................................................ 15Research..................................................................................................... 15Concepts ..................................................................................................... 16Phonological Awareness vs. Phonemic Awareness................................... 16Definition of a Phoneme ............................................................................. 17Implications for Teaching ............................................................................ 18The TEKS and Phonological Awareness ................................................... 18Monitoring Progress ................................................................................... 19
Blending .................................................................................................. 20Segmentation .......................................................................................... 20
Activities for Teaching ................................................................................. 21Conclusion: Summing Up .......................................................................... 23
3. OverheadsWorkshopTransparenciesTransparency Masters
4. HandoutsWorkshop Notes
5. AppendicesReferences ................................................................................................. R1Resources ................................................................................................... R3
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The Texas Center forReading and Language Arts,
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What is the Texas Center forWhat is the Texas Center forWhat is the Texas Center forWhat is the Texas Center forWhat is the Texas Center forReading and Language Arts ?Reading and Language Arts ?Reading and Language Arts ?Reading and Language Arts ?Reading and Language Arts ?
The Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts assists K–12educators in enhancing the Reading and Language Arts knowl-edge and skills of Texas students, through implementation ofthe Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).
Goal 1: Goal 1: Goal 1: Goal 1: Goal 1: To provide a cadre of school-level specialistswith expertise in phonological awareness, wordanalysis, fluency strategies, and comprehensionstrategies who are able to use documentedapproaches to reading and language artsinstruction to address TEKS objectives withstudents in grades K–3.
Goal 2:Goal 2:Goal 2:Goal 2:Goal 2: To enhance the knowledge, skills, andpractices teachers use to implement the TEKSreading and language arts objectives with secondlanguage learners.
Goal 3:Goal 3:Goal 3:Goal 3:Goal 3: To enhance the knowledge, skills, andpractices teachers use to implement the TEKSreading and language arts objectives withstudents in grades K–5 who are experiencingdifficulty in reading and language arts.
Goal 4:Goal 4:Goal 4:Goal 4:Goal 4: To enhance the knowledge, skills, andpractices teachers use to implement the TEKSreading and language arts objectives withstudents in grades 6–8, focusing on content areareading instruction.
Goal 5: Goal 5: Goal 5: Goal 5: Goal 5: To disseminate information generated by theTexas Center for Reading and Language Artsusing current technology and media.
Goal 6:Goal 6:Goal 6:Goal 6:Goal 6: To communicate the goals, activities, andaccomplishments of the Center to professionalsand other community members.
Texas CenterTexas CenterTexas CenterTexas CenterTexas Centerfor Readingfor Readingfor Readingfor Readingfor Readingand Language Artsand Language Artsand Language Artsand Language Artsand Language Arts
Literacy LabsLiteracy LabsLiteracy LabsLiteracy LabsLiteracy LabsBoth school-based and university-based labs served as models foruniversities and school districts.
Professional DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentGuides and VideosGuides and VideosGuides and VideosGuides and VideosGuides and Videos
These guides are designed toprovide educators across the
state with materials and plans forprofessional development in
reading and language arts, and tointroduce the TEKS.
Reading LiaisonsReading LiaisonsReading LiaisonsReading LiaisonsReading LiaisonsEducation Service Center ReadingLiaisons work collaboratively with
Center personnel to engage in andprovide professional development
on the TEKS.
School PartnershipsSchool PartnershipsSchool PartnershipsSchool PartnershipsSchool PartnershipsCollaborative relationships with
schools that assist in thedevelopment of materials,
curriculum guides, andproduct development.
How are the Center’s ActivitiesHow are the Center’s ActivitiesHow are the Center’s ActivitiesHow are the Center’s ActivitiesHow are the Center’s ActivitiesAccomplished?Accomplished?Accomplished?Accomplished?Accomplished?
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The guide contains four sections of materials and a video forpresenters to teach the Phonological Awareness. Section 2(Professional Development), includes speaker’s notes andsuggestions on how to guide participants through the workshop.Section 3 (Overheads), contains transparencies containing keypoints and activities to accompany your speaker’s notes; Section4 (Handouts) includes “Workshop Notes” for participants to takenotes from the presentation, and “Activity Handouts” for groupactivities; Section 5 (Appendices) provides a list of referencesand further readings on Phonological Awareness and, lastly, thevideo “Phonological Awareness: Principles for Instruction andProgress Monitoring” to provide an understanding ofphonological awareness research.
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Felipe AlanisDeputy Commissioner
Progams and Instruction
Ann SmiskoAssociate Commissioner,Curriculum, Assessment
and Technology
Robin GilchristAssistant Commissioner for
Statewide Reading Initiatives
Reading Liaisons and AdvisorsReading Liaisons and AdvisorsReading Liaisons and AdvisorsReading Liaisons and AdvisorsReading Liaisons and AdvisorsEducation Service CentersEducation Service CentersEducation Service CentersEducation Service CentersEducation Service Centers
Region I, Edinburg • Angie LehmannRegion II, Corpus Christi • Mary Kureska
Region III, Victoria • Lynne MummeRegion IV, Houston • Kathy HelmRegion V, Beaumont • Vicky GoreRegion VI, Huntsville • Gene JollyRegion VII, Kilgore • Alice Reader
Region VIII, Mt. Pleasant • Gwen SmithRegion IX, Wichita Falls • Kris Reid
Region X, Richardson • Nancy SlaughterRegion XI, Ft. Worth • Bettye Kuehler
Region XII, Waco • Joan BerryRegion XIII, Austin • Mari Lester
Region XIV, Abilene • Susan AndersonRegion XV, San Angelo • Susan KerbowRegion XV, San Angelo • Jody JohnsonRegion XV, San Angelo • Elaine HowardRegion XVI, Amarillo • Wanda DoughtenRegion XVII, Lubbock • Maria Gamble
Region XVIII, Midland • Carolyn JohnsonRegion XVIII, Midland • Perrie WhalenRegion XIX, El Paso • Michele Dawson
Region XX, San Antonio • Candace Anderson
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Susan BarnesGeorge BlancoKatrina Blodgett
Diane BryantDavid Chard
Maggie ColemanPaula CorreaCathy Davis
Bonnie M. ElliottRobin GilchristPhilip B. Gough
Michael GuerreroAllison HamffDianne Hess
Peggy Hickman-DavisMarty Hougen
June JaapSharon Jackson
Cami JonesMarilyn KameenMarcel LeJeuneChris Lemons
Shari LevyRobert Linne
Sharon O’NealLorie Ochoa
Alba OrtizJean OsbornPaul Resta
Rita RicardoBobby Rigg
Phyllis RobertsonTerry Ross
Maria SeidnerKris Sloan
Martha SmithKathy Stewart
Sylvia Linnan-ThompsonBrenda Tyler
Sharon VaughnNicole Ugel
Cheryl WilkinsonJo Worthy
Terry Zimmerman
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David D. AndersonCoordinator, Curriculum andProfessional Development
Sharon O’NealDirector of English Language
Arts and Reading
Catherine DavisAssistant Director of Reading
Mike MosesCommissioner of Education
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MaterialsMaterialsMaterialsMaterialsMaterials• Handouts (Section 4)• Pictures of words for Activity 3• Pencils/overhead marker
EquipmentEquipmentEquipmentEquipmentEquipment• Overhead projector• VCR and monitor
Room ArrangementRoom ArrangementRoom ArrangementRoom ArrangementRoom Arrangement• This workshop is presented in lecture form. Activities
will be held in large groups. All participants will needto see the screen for overhead projection.
Preparing for the WorkshopPreparing for the WorkshopPreparing for the WorkshopPreparing for the WorkshopPreparing for the Workshop
The purpose of this workshop is to provide an understanding ofphonological awareness research, methods for teaching, andprogress monitoring that is aligned with the Texas EssentialKnowledge and Skills (TEKS).
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Overhead #1Overhead #1Overhead #1Overhead #1Overhead #1
• As participants arrive, useOverhead #1 to communi-cate the topic of your pre-sentation.
IntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroductionIntroduction
Overhead #2Overhead #2Overhead #2Overhead #2Overhead #2
• Use Overhead #2 toprovide an organizedglance of the Phono-logical Awarenessworkshop and the top-ics to be covered.
AgendaAgendaAgendaAgendaAgenda
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Principles for Instruction
Principles for Instruction
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Phonological Phonological AwarenessAwareness
➯➯WHAT is it and WHAT is it and
WHY is it WHY is it
important?important?
➯➯ HOW do you HOW do you
evaluate it?evaluate it?
➯➯ HOW do you HOW do you
teach it?teach it?
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Overhead #3Overhead #3Overhead #3Overhead #3Overhead #3 Definition ofDefinition ofDefinition ofDefinition ofDefinition ofPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness
• Use Overhead #3 to de-fine Phonological Aware-ness.
• Explain that it is comprisedof several concepts de-tailed in this workshop,and that it does not involveprint.
Overhead #4Overhead #4Overhead #4Overhead #4Overhead #4
• Using Overhead #4, reviewthe current research (Ball &Blachman, 1991; Byrne,Fielding-Barnsley, 1993;Liberman & Shankweiler,1985; NRC, 1998).
• Although exposure to litera-ture and level of intelligenceare important for overalldevelopment, they are lesspredictive of reading suc-cess than phonologicalawareness.
• Emphasize that phonologi-cal awareness is a betterpredictor of reading suc-cess than what childrenknow about letters, or howoften they were read to, orSES status.
What the ResearchWhat the ResearchWhat the ResearchWhat the ResearchWhat the ResearchTells UsTells UsTells UsTells UsTells Us
Phonological Phonological AwarenessAwareness
Involves understanding the different ways in which spoken language can be broken down
and manipulated.
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• Teaching these skills will improve reading and spelling abilities.
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WHY is it Important?WHY is it Important?
Phonological Phonological AwarenessAwareness
• Acquisition of phonological awareness is an important factor in learning to read and spell.
• This collection of skills can be taught prior to and during reading instruction.
• Phonological awareness will facilitate children’s learning of the alphabetic principle by drawing their attention to the sounds that are related to individual letters.
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• Use Overhead #6 to ex-plain the importance ofphonemic awareness toteach phonologicalawareness.
• Remind participants thatdoing phonological tasks(e.g., blending, segment-ing, rhyming) helps teachchildren to hear the small-est unit in a word (pho-neme).
Overhead #6Overhead #6Overhead #6Overhead #6Overhead #6
Overhead #5Overhead #5Overhead #5Overhead #5Overhead #5
• Use Overhead #5 to illus-trate the levels of difficultyof phonological aware-ness.
• Tell participants that whenchildren are having diffi-culty with a task, theyshould take instructionback to a less complexactivity.
PhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalAwareness ConceptsAwareness ConceptsAwareness ConceptsAwareness ConceptsAwareness Concepts
PhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalAwareness vs.Awareness vs.Awareness vs.Awareness vs.Awareness vs.Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness
Is Phonological Is Phonological Awareness...Awareness...
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...the same as Phonemic Awareness?...the same as Phonemic Awareness?
NO !!!NO !!!Phonemic Awareness is just
one type of phonological awareness, defined as the
ability to notice, think about, or manipulate the individual sounds in words (phonemes)
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Concepts ContinuumConcepts Continuum
Less Less Complex Complex ActivitiesActivities
More More Complex Complex
ActivitiesActivities
rhyming songs
sentence segmentation
syllable segmentation& blending
onset-rime, blending, &
segmentation
blending &segmenting individual phonemes
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Overhead #7Overhead #7Overhead #7Overhead #7Overhead #7
What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?
• Use Overhead #8 to de-fine a phoneme.
• Explain the levels of com-plexity in teaching a task.
• Remind participants that ifthis task is too difficult forchildren, try: m--an.
Overhead #8Overhead #8Overhead #8Overhead #8Overhead #8
Importance ofImportance ofImportance ofImportance ofImportance ofPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness
• Use Overhead #7 to showhow phonemic awarenessis the most important skillof phonological aware-ness.
• Explain how for some chil-dren it precedes initialreading, where for othersphonemic awareness andinitial reading supporteach other; as one growsstronger, the other oneimproves (Erhi & Wilce,1980, 1986; Perfetti et al.,1987).
What is a Phoneme?What is a Phoneme?
The smallest unit of sound in a word that makes a difference in its meaning.
“man“
1st phoneme 2nd phoneme 3rd phoneme
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Less Less Complex Complex ActivitiesActivities
More More Complex Complex
ActivitiesActivities
rhyming songs
sentence segmentation
syllable segmentation& blending
onset-rime, blending, &
segmentation
blending &segmenting individual phonemes
Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness
Phonological Awareness Phonological Awareness Concepts ContinuumConcepts Continuum
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How Does PhonologicalHow Does PhonologicalHow Does PhonologicalHow Does PhonologicalHow Does PhonologicalAwareness Tie in withAwareness Tie in withAwareness Tie in withAwareness Tie in withAwareness Tie in withthe TEKS?the TEKS?the TEKS?the TEKS?the TEKS?
Overhead #10Overhead #10Overhead #10Overhead #10Overhead #10
What Does this MeanWhat Does this MeanWhat Does this MeanWhat Does this MeanWhat Does this Meanfor the Teacher?for the Teacher?for the Teacher?for the Teacher?for the Teacher?
• Use Overhead #9 to ex-plain that children shouldreceive explicit instructionin phonological aware-ness skills.
Overhead #9Overhead #9Overhead #9Overhead #9Overhead #9
• Use Overhead #10 to re-mind participants of theTEKS for grades K–1.
• Note that phonologicalawareness is a skill iden-tified in Kindergarten.
Texas Essential Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills, K–1Knowledge & Skills, K–1
(a) demonstrate the concept of word by dividing spoken sentences into individual words;
(b) identify, segment, and combine syllables within spoken words such as by clapping syllables and moving manipulatives to represent syllables in words;
(c) produce rhyming words and distinguish rhyming words from non-rhyming words;
(d) identify and isolate the initial and final sound of a spoken word;
(e) blend sounds to make spoken words such as moving manipulatives to blend phonemes in a spoken word; and
(g) segment one-syllable spoken words into individual phonemes, clearly producing beginning, medial, and final sounds.
The student. is expected to:The student. is expected to:
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The student orally demonstrates phonological awareness (an understanding
that spoken language is composed of sequences of sounds).
Implications for...Implications for...
• Those who progress slowly in phonological awareness activities should receive special attention.
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• Many children benefit from explicit instruction in phonological awareness beginning in kindergarten.
...Phonological Awareness...Phonological Awareness Instruction Instruction
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Monitoring Progress ofMonitoring Progress ofMonitoring Progress ofMonitoring Progress ofMonitoring Progress ofPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness
Overhead #11 Overhead #11 Overhead #11 Overhead #11 Overhead #11
Overhead #12Overhead #12Overhead #12Overhead #12Overhead #12 Keeping Track ofKeeping Track ofKeeping Track ofKeeping Track ofKeeping Track ofProgressProgressProgressProgressProgress
• Use Overhead #12 to pro-vide an example of a chartused for monitoringprogress.
• Emphasize that teacherscan assess progress on afrequent basis using asuccess indicator.
Note: Monitoring progresswill help to modify curricu-lum and instruction, andidentify concepts withwhich a student may behaving difficulty.
• Use Overhead #11 to re-mind participants that byJanuary, about one third ofchildren in Kindergartenhave acquired at leastsome of this skill in pho-nological awareness (thisinformation is necessaryfor planning instruction).
• Remind participants thatmonitoring progress is acontinual activity.
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• Some children will have
acquired phonological
awareness by mid-
kindergarten, but many won’t.
• For instructional planning, it’s
important to determine what
children know and to monitor
what they learn.
• Informal instruction and
assessment should be ongoing.
Monitoring Progress of Monitoring Progress of Phonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness
Remember !Remember !
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Instructional DipsticksInstructional Dipsticks
Student Rhyming Blending Segmenting
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Ashley
Brooke
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Success IndicatorSuccess Indicator
2: 2: The child consistently blends words correctly and pronounces them without distortion.
1: 1: The child blends a few words correctly.0: 0: No evidence the child can perform the task;
child repeats the segmented words without pronouncing them normally.
Example of a Example of a Monitoring ToolMonitoring Tool
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• Guide participants in Group Activity 2.
Overhead #14Overhead #14Overhead #14Overhead #14Overhead #14
Group Activity 1Group Activity 1Group Activity 1Group Activity 1Group Activity 1 Overhead #13Overhead #13Overhead #13Overhead #13Overhead #13
Group Activity 2Group Activity 2Group Activity 2Group Activity 2Group Activity 2
• Guide participants in Group Activity 1.
Child blends three or four phonemes into words (e.g., s-a-t; m-a-n; p-l-a-n; c-a-m-p).
Activity 1Activity 1
1. During informal activities (e.g. pretend play, drawing, looking at books) ask the child, “Guess this word.”
Example:Example:
3. Have the child pronounce the word normally [“Sat”].
ScoringScoring
2: 2: The child consistently blends words correctly and pronounces them without distortion.
1: 1: The child blends a few words correctly.
0: 0: No evidence the child can perform the task; child repeats the segmented words without pronouncing them normally.
BlendingBlending
Task Definition:Task Definition:
2. Say the word in isolated phonemes [“S-a-t;” “m-a-n,” “p-l-a-n,” “c-a-m-p”].
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Child separates words into onset-rime. Onset and rime (e.g., b-at) is an “instructional compromise” between the whole word and the phoneme.
Activity 2Activity 2
Task Definition:Task Definition:
1. During informal activities (e.g. pretend play, drawing, looking at books) ask the child to play a word game.
3. Ask the child to segment the word into onset and rime (e.g., B-ob; c-at).
SegmentationSegmentation
Example:Example:
2. Give the child a word (e.g., Bob).
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ScoringScoring
2: 2: The child consistently blends words correctly and pronounces them without distortion.
1: 1: The child blends a few words correctly.
0: 0: No evidence the child can perform the task; child repeats the segmented words without pronouncing them normally.
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Teaching Teaching Teaching Teaching Teaching PhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalPhonologicalAwarenessAwarenessAwarenessAwarenessAwareness
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Overhead #16Overhead #16Overhead #16Overhead #16Overhead #16 The RelationshipThe RelationshipThe RelationshipThe RelationshipThe RelationshipBetween Teaching &Between Teaching &Between Teaching &Between Teaching &Between Teaching &Progress MonitoringProgress MonitoringProgress MonitoringProgress MonitoringProgress Monitoring
• Use Overhead #15 toidentify activities that canbe used to teach phono-logical awareness.
• Remind participants thatthere is a strong correla-tion between blending andsegmenting.
Note: Research has shownthat it is faster to teachblending and segmentingsimultaneously than toseparate them.
• Use Overhead #16, to re-mind participants thatmonitoring progress is on-going and is not separatefrom teaching.
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does not separate
teaching from
assessment.
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TeachingTeachingPhonological AwarenessPhonological Awareness
Phoneme DeletionPhoneme DeletionWhat is left if the
/t/ sound were taken from cart?
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RhymingRhyming What rhymes with cat?
What word is this.../sh/ /oe/?
How many sounds are in the word box?
What sounds do you hear in bus?
BlendingBlending
Phoneme CountingPhoneme Counting
Phoneme SegmentationPhoneme Segmentation
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Overhead #18Overhead #18Overhead #18Overhead #18Overhead #18Group Activity 4Group Activity 4Group Activity 4Group Activity 4Group Activity 4
Overhead #17Overhead #17Overhead #17Overhead #17Overhead #17Group Activity 3Group Activity 3Group Activity 3Group Activity 3Group Activity 3
• Guide participants in Group Activity 3.
• Guide participants in Group Activity 4.
2. First tell the students: “Guess the word I’m saying. It’s one of these pictures.” (Begin with words that start with stretched sound, e.g., sssnnnaaake and work up to individual phonemes, e.g. b-a-t).
Activity 3Activity 3 Guess the WordGuess the Word
3. When the children guess “snake,” call on a child to show the picture with the word printed at the bottom. Repeat the game with other sets of pictures.
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Purpose:Purpose: To demonstrate how sounds can be blended into spoken words.
Materials:Materials: Pictures of words.
Description:Description:1. Hang pictures on board.
Activity 4Activity 4
Example: Example:
turtur tle tle
SegmentationSegmentation
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Purpose:Purpose: To understand that words can be conceptualized as a collection of parts.
Description:Description: 1. Begin by saying each child’s name. Then say the name in syllables, clapping for each beat.
2. Have children clap the syllables in the names of objects around the room.
3. Similar segmentation activities could be done with sentences into words, e.g. Bill-ran-across-the-street-to-get-the-ball, and words with phonemes, e.g. s-t-o-p.
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• Guide participants in Group Activity 5.
Overhead #19Overhead #19Overhead #19Overhead #19Overhead #19
Summing UpSumming UpSumming UpSumming UpSumming Up
• Use Overhead #20 to con-clude the workshop.
• Summarize the main pointsand note the importanceof having phonologicalawareness in every stu-dent’s repertoire.
Overhead #20Overhead #20Overhead #20Overhead #20Overhead #20
Group Activity 5Group Activity 5Group Activity 5Group Activity 5Group Activity 5
Purpose:Purpose:
First Sound SongFirst Sound Song
To remember words, phrases, and sounds, and to identify the first sound in words.
Description:Description:
1. Sing the “First Sound Song” to the tune of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
2. Have the children learn the verses.3. Then, encourage them to change
and propose new words.4. At the end of a verse, repeat the words
and ask children to identify the first sound.
Activity 5Activity 5
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Lyrics: Lyrics: What’s the sound that starts these words: turtle, time and tree? /T/ is the sound that starts these words turtle time and tree. With a /t/ /t/ here and a /t/ /t/ there, here a /t/, there a /t/, everywhere a /t/ /t/. /T/ is the sound that starts these words: turtle, time and tree.
Summing UpSumming Up
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Phonological Phonological Awareness is Awareness is
important important because:because:
Teachers Teachers evaluate evaluate student student
progress:progress:
Phonological Phonological Awareness can Awareness can
be taught:be taught:
• It is predictive of reading success.
• On a continual basis.
• In order to make curriculum and instructional modification.
• With activities such as blending, segmenting and rhyming.
• At various times during the day, both formally and informally.
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Ladders to LiteracyGrade: KindergartenThis activity book is designed to work on preacademic skills, earlyliteracy development as children learn to recognize letters, matchsounds to letters and develop phonological awareness skills.Publishers: Paul H. Brooks Publishing Co.Phone: (800) 638-3755
Launch into Reading Success through Phonological AwarenessTraining
Grade: KindergartenThe program was designed to provide support in the development ofphonological awareness in Kindergarten children who are at risk forreading failure. The program contains 66 activity lessons, most ofwhich are designed for small group instruction.Authors: Bennet, L. & Ottley, P.Publisher: Creative Curriculum Inc.Phone: (604) 876-6682
Phonemic Awareness and the Teaching of ReadingThis brochure contains a position statement from the InternationalReading Association and presents several key questions along withresearch-based answers. Request a free copy of publication #1025-448 by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the followingaddress: International Reading Association 800 Barksdale Rd. P. O. Box 8139 Newark, DE 19714-8139
Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom CurriculumGrades: K-1This program consists of 51 different activities with sequencingguidelines. The activities include listening games, rhyming activities,syllabification and phoneme-letter activities.Author: Adams, M. J., Foorman, B. R., Lundberg, I., & Beeler, T.Publisher: Brooks Publishing Co.Phone: (800) 638-3755
The Phonological Awareness KitGrades: K-3This program was developed to improve word attack and earlyspelling skills through a two-part approach that combines phoneti-cally-controlled reading and spelling activities with phonologicalawareness tasks. It introduces rhyming, segmenting syllables andsounds, sound placement and blending, and repeating multisyllablewords, and is designed as a supplement to a reading program.
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Sound Start Teaching Phonological Awareness in the ClassroomGrades: Pre-K to 1Designed to help classroom teachers build phonological awarenessskills, this program contains activities for teaching rhyming, syllabifi-cation and phoneme awareness.Author: Lenchner, O., & Podhajski, B.Publisher: Stern Center for LanguagePhone: (800) 541-9588
Sounds Abound: Listening, Rhyming, & ReadingGrades: PreK-3This program targets listening, rhyming skills, speech sound aware-ness, and blending and segmenting sounds, as students practiceputting sounds together with letters. Reproducible activities for classand homework, lists of other resources, and pre- and post-tests areincluded.Authors: Catts, H., & Vartiatinen, T.Publishers: LinguiSystems, Inc.Phone: (800) 776-4332
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