Phonemic Awareness
SPOTLIGHT ON
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
"Phonemic awareness is the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in words. We know that a student's skill in phonemic awareness is a good predictor of later reading success or difficulty."
- Reading Rockets
Before children learn to read print, it's necessary that they develop what is called phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness involves sounds that make up words. If your child is phonemically aware, that means that he/she can:
hear rhymes
produce rhymes
blend sounds
segment sounds
delete sounds
and
substitute sounds
There are a variety of ways to strengthen your child's phonemic awareness (even before he/she becomes a reader)! Check out some of the articles and activities below for more information...
Phonemic Awareness Activities from Reading Rockets
Link to a variety of articles/activities related to phonemic awareness
