Phonological Awareness
Rhyme/Alliteration
- matching the ending sounds of words
- producing groups of words that begin with the same initial sound
Syllables
- blending syllables (foot + ball = football) and segmenting words into syllables (paper = pa /per)
- counting syllables (e.g., clapping and tapping)
Alphabetic Awareness
- Children’s knowledge of letter names and shapes is a strong predictor of their success in learning to read.
- Once children are able to identify and name letters with ease, they can begin to learn letter sounds and spellings
- Children appear to acquire alphabetic knowledge in a sequence that begins with letter names, then letter shapes, and finally letter sounds.
Orthographic Awareness
Research indicates that the most critical factor beneath fluent word reading is the
ability to recognize letters, spelling patterns, and whole words, effortlessly and automatically.
The The student begins to:
- notice beginning letters in familiar words.
- make some letter/sound matches
- attempt to connect the sounds in a word with its letter forms.
Sight Words
Once a student begins learning sight words it will give them more confidence in their reading abilities and in turn will reduce frustration that comes with learning to read (Yaw, 2012).
Once a student begins learning sight words it will give them more confidence in their reading abilities and in turn will reduce frustration that comes with learning to read (Yaw, 2012).
Once students feel confident in their abilities to read sight words it will help them to become adequate readers
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