Happy #PhonologicalFriday! This week we will discuss what Graphophonemic Awareness is. First, let us review a few key concepts: A phoneme is the smallest meaningful unit of speech. Phonemic awareness is the ability to manipulate sounds within a word. A...
I find using analogies helpful when I am teaching. I recently shared one of the ones I have used with my students in the past with other educators and it received a positive response. The response from that conversation gave me the inspiration to write this post!...
Happy #phonologicalfriday Everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are safe during this time of Covid-19. Right now, many of us are facing the reality of having our children at home instead of at school and we are not sure how to best support their learning. This can...
Happy #phonologicalfriday! This week’s focus is on voiced and unvoiced (voiceless) sounds. No discussion about phonological awareness is complete without a discussion about the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds. Technically speaking, a voiced sound is a...
It’s official, #phonologicalfriday is now a thing! #phonologicalfriday is a day every week to help bring evidence-based best practices for reading instruction related to Phonological Awareness to anyone who wants to learn more about it. This post will discuss what it...
