Phonemic Awareness is such a big of your students kindergarten career. I thought it would be helpful for me to share some information with you about what exactly phonemic awarness is and what the different aspects of it are.
What is Phonemic awareness?
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds—phonemes—in spoken words.
Why should my child have phonemic awareness?
Phonemic awareness instruction improves children’s ability to read words. It also improves their reading comprehension. Phonemic awareness instruction aids reading comprehension primarily through its influence on word reading. For children to understand what they read, they must be able to read words rapidly and accurately. Rapid and accurate word reading frees children to focus their attention on the meaning of what they read. Of course, many other things, including the size of children’s vocabulary and their world experiences, contribute to reading comprehension.
How can phonemic awareness be developed?
Phonemic awareness can be developed through a number of activities, including asking children to:
• identify phonemes,
• categorize phonemes,
• blend phonemes to form words,
• segment words into phonemes,
• delete or add phonemes to form new words, and
• substitute phenomes to make new words.
Fun Games for Parents and Students: Phonemic Awareness Games
