035. What is Phonemic Awareness and Why Is It So Important?
- Author
- Lisa Burns
- Published
- Sat 13 Feb 2021
- Episode Link
- https://sites.libsyn.com/259343/035-what-is-phonemic-awareness-and-why-is-it-so-important
Did you know…a student's phonic awareness skill is the BEST predictor of reading readiness and future reading development? So what is phonemic awareness?
Phonemic awareness is…the ability to hear, differentiate and flexibly manipulate units of sound in spoken language. That means skills like rhyming, separating sounds, blending sounds, substituting sounds, deleting sounds or adding sounds. I know that sounds a lot like what you teach with phonics, right?! It's not the same thing although phonemic awareness and phonics do work together when we get all the pieces in place.
Today, I'm sharing what I know about phonemic awareness and how it sets students up for reading and writing success.
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