#2: How to Build Students’ Rock Solid Reading Foundation
If you have ever had a student who knew all of her letter sounds, but when it came time to blend those sounds together to read a word, she said something completely different, then this episode is for you because we are diving into phonological and phonemic awareness – essential skills that make up students’ reading foundation.
IN THIS EPISODE, we’ll talk about…
- How to remember what “phonological awareness” means
- The five skills that make up students’ phonological awareness
- My favorite, no prep way to practice breaking words into syllables (BONUS: It’s a fantastic time filler.)
- The most important phonological awareness skill kids need to learn
- Six types of phonemic awareness skills
- Whether to skip or use nonsense words
- The funny thing about learning beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words
- The critical next step that comes as soon as students learn letters
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