Brace yourselves (Or "yourself", if you are reading this alone, which I would discourage as you should not be reading such heady material without the support of a loved one, your priest, shaman and/or village blood letter)
Phonological Awareness is a GRAND responsibility, the "bread and butter" of many a Pre-K through 4th teacher (After that it's the middle schools or reformatories job to sort it out). Phonological Awareness is a little bit more than just recognizing that there are sounds associated with letter, O' that it were that simple. It also encompasses:
All you need to know to jump right in to teaching kids to play with their words, in 5 concise PDF pages. You're Welcome.
www.reading-tutors.com/tips/TH_Tips_PhonAware.pdf
Phonological Awareness is a GRAND responsibility, the "bread and butter" of many a Pre-K through 4th teacher (After that it's the middle schools or reformatories job to sort it out). Phonological Awareness is a little bit more than just recognizing that there are sounds associated with letter, O' that it were that simple. It also encompasses:
- Rhyming
- Syllabication (A 5 Syllable Show Off?)
- Identifying/Understanding - Initial, Final and Medial sounds
- Blending Sounds
- Manipulating Phonemes (Not as devious/bad as it sounds)
All you need to know to jump right in to teaching kids to play with their words, in 5 concise PDF pages. You're Welcome.
www.reading-tutors.com/tips/TH_Tips_PhonAware.pdf