Agenda
 The 5 Components of Reading
 What is Phonological Awareness?
 Why is it important?
 Phonological Awareness vs. Phonics
 Sample Lessons
The 5 Components of Reading
 Phonological Awareness
 Phonics
 Vocabulary
 Comprehension
 Fluency
What is Phonological Awareness?
The awareness of the
sounds in words and
the ability to
manipulate them.
Why is Phonological
Awareness Important?
 Reading does not come easily to 40% of all children.
 Most of these children simply lack a skill that can be taught to
them: Phonological Awareness!
(Vellutino & Scanlon, 1987)
What is the difference between
Phonological Awareness and
Phonemic Awareness?
Phonological Awareness Umbrella
Word
Syllable
Awareness Awareness
rhyme
Onset-rime
Awareness
Phonemic
Awareness
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
alliteration
Deletion/addition/
substitution
em
on
Ph
el
ev
L
e
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Phonological Awareness
Activities for Your Tool Box
www.fcrr.org
50 Nifty
Activities
Judith Dotson
Phonemic Awareness
in Young Children
Marilyn Jager Adams
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Activities for Words
and Compound Words
Clap or hop the words in a sentence.
Picture Puzzles (compound words)
Say the two words and put them together.
Say the word and then break it apart
Delete one word and ask the students what is left
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Syllables
Duck Lips, Whale Talk, Pound it Out
Listen and clap
Hickety- Pickety Bumble Bee
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Onset-Rime
Onset-Rime
 The term onset is the consonant sound or sounds found in
the beginning of a syllable in a one-syllable word. The term
rime means the vowel and all other consonant sounds that
follow the onset within a one-syllable word.
 Onset-Rime/Rhyming-Work with word families
 koosh ball- Words that rhyme with cat
 Do these words rhyme?
Split-splat –no
Kit-cat-no
Cat-sat yes
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Phoneme Isolation
Hear and isolate sounds in initial, medial or final positions in
word (e.g. hear bat, ball and say bell)
Koosh ball activity- words that begin with / /
Phoneme Identification
What is the first sound you hear in _________?
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Phoneme Blending/Segmenting
BlendingPronounce the word after hearing each phoneme (hear
m-a-t and say mat
Say it slow, say it fast
Segmenting-Pull Apart
 Pronounce each phoneme in order as it occurs in
word (hear bat and say b-a-t)
 Head, waist, toes
Use Elkonin or Sound Boxes
Progression of
Phonological Awareness
Deletion/addition/
substitution
Segmenting
Blending
Isolation/identification
Onset - rime
Syllables
Compound
Words
Word
Phoneme
Addition/Deletion/Substitution
Add, delete or substitute sounds in word to
make new word
 Add /t/ to /an/ and say ant
 Take away the /s/ in stop and say top
 Substitute the sound /d/ in sad with a /t/
and say sat
Resources
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www.fcrr.org
http://phonologicalawareness.org/index.html
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/28655/
http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/pa/pa_sequence.php
ADAMS, M. J. (1998). Phonemic awareness in young children: a
classroom curriculum. Baltimore, Md, P.H. Brookes.
 DODSON, J. (2008). 50 nifty activities for 5 components and 3 tiers
of reading instruction. Boston, MA, Sopris West Educational
Services.
 MOATS, L. (2004). LETRS, language essentials for teachers of
reading and spelling. Longmont, CO., Sopris West Educational
Services.
Michele Sprague
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Angela Willmett
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