Episode 3-Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate phonemes (the smallest sound in a word)

• 26 Letters in the alphabet, but 44 phonemes

  • Short/Long Vowels

  • Schwa Sound

  • Multiple sounds of letters

• Phonemic Awareness activities are ORAL, not written

  • Segmenting Phonemes

  • Blending Phonemes

  • Replacing sounds in end/beginning/middle

  • Deleting sounds

• Struggling student in 2nd grade or higher?

  • PAST assessment by David Kilpatrick

  • Practice the areas of weakness and Mix It UP!

  • Click HERE to access the PAST assessment website.

Note: The PAST assessment is for all areas of phonological awareness, not just Phonemic Awareness.