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Phonemic Awareness
Is crucial for the development of literacy
- A child can hear separate words in sentences
- A child hears syllables in words (ba-na-na)
- A child hears onset, or the first part of a word (b-ox,
ch-air)
- A child hears rime, or the ending of a word (b-ox, ch-air)
- A child hear individual phonemes, or individual sounds in words
(/c/ + /a/+/ t/ = cat)
- Segmentation is the process of breaking down a word into its
individual sounds.
- A can identify words beginning with the same letter sound, such as
bear, bat, ball and bean. This is called alliteration.
Helping Your Child
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Point out words as you read to your child. Have your
child count words in a sentence after you have read to him/her.
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Singing helps develop a sense of syllables. You can
also clap out syllables in a word. Having your child touch his/her
chin and feel the chin go down for each syllable is a good way to help
him/her learn.
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To help with onset and rime, model putting your hand on your
shoulder. As you say a word, "walk" your hand down your arm, touching
the shoulder for the beginning of a word, the elbow for the middle and the
wrist for the end of a word. This will help develop a sense of where
the sound is located in a word. Rhyming words have the same ending
sounds.
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Use "Robot Talk" to break words into syllables. Have
your child blend the syllables to make a word.
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Choose a letter. Try to find pictures or items that
begin with the same sound.
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