1. ELLA Early Literacy Learning in Arkansas
Phonological Awareness/
Phonemic Awareness
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2. Phonological Awareness Survey
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3. Put Reading First
Phonemic awareness is the ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds in words.
PRF, p. 2
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4. General Progression Of Phonological Awareness Skills
Word Awareness
Rhyme
Alliteration
Syllable
Onset/Rime
Phoneme
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5. Four Part Mental Processing Model
Context Processor
Meaning Processor
Orthographic
Processor
Phonological
Processor
Speech
Print
Beginning to Read: Thinking and Learning about Print, Marilyn Jagar Adams
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6. Phonological Processor
Phonological Tasks
Word Awareness
Rhyme
Alliteration
Syllable
Onset and Rime
Phoneme
Phonemic Tasks
Identity
Isolation
Blending
Segmentation
Addition
Substitution
Deletion
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7. Sample Kindergarten Schedule
8:00-8:15 Familiar Reading 8:15-8:30 Circle Time/Modeled Writing 8:30-8:50 Shared Reading 8:50-9:00 Phonemic Awareness 9:00-9:20 Letter Identification/Sound Work 9:20-10:20 Small Group Reading Instruction/Literacy Centers 10:20-10:35 Read Aloud 10:35-11:20 Lunch and Recess 11:20-12:00 Writing 12:00-1:00 Math 1:00-2:00 Activity 2:00-3:00 Science/Social Studies Content Unit Work 3:00-3:15 Culminating Activities
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8. Sample First Grade Schedule
8:00-8:20 Familiar Reading 8:20-8:40 Shared Reading 8:40-9:10 Phonemic Awareness/Phonics/Spelling 9:10-10:10 Small Group Reading Instruction 10:10-10:30 Read Aloud 10:30-11:00 Writing 11:00-11:40 Lunch and Recess 11:40-12:00 Writing (continued) 12:00-1:00 Math 1:00-2:00 Science/Social Studies Content Unit Work 2:00-3:00 Activity 3:00-3:15 Culminating Activities
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9. Gradual Release of Responsibility
Teacher Modeling
Student Responsibility
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Teacher Support
Application
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10. Explicit, Systematic Phonemic Awareness Instruction
Target only one type of phonemic awareness during a lesson.
Begin with easier activities and progress to more difficult ones.
Model each activity.
Link phoneme instruction to phonics lesson.
Make the connection between letters and sounds to read and spell words.
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11. Listening
Listening games help young children to listen actively, attentively, and analytically.
PAYC, p. 15
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12. Phonological Development
Word Awareness
once upon a time
We can listen.
PAYC, p. 39
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13. Phonological Development
hat/pat
bell/ball/boy
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Rhyme and Alliteration
PAYC p. 29, 30
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14. Rhyme Stories invite students to use meaning and rhythm to notice and predict rhyming words.
PAYC p. 31
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15. Alliteration focuses attention on initial phonemes.
Bob buys bananas by bunches.
PAYC, p. 59
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16. Phonological Development
nap kin
news pa per
ver y
Syllable
PAYC p. 49
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17. Phonological Development
m ay
w in
pl ate
b ank
Onset /Rime
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18. Phonological Development
/c/ /a/ /t/
/b/ /l/ /o/ /k/
/ch/ /a/ /t/
Phoneme
Phonemic Awareness
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19. General Progression of Phoneme Awareness Skills
DELETION
SUBSTITUTION
ADDITION
SEGMENTATION
BLENDING
ISOLATION
IDENTITY
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20. Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
STANDARDS FOR
English Language Arts
&
Literacy in History/Social Studies,
Science, and Technical Subjects
K-5
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21. Assessments DIBELS: PSF Phonological Screener
Program Specific Assessments
Phonemic Awareness in Young Children
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22. Consider Diversity: English Language Learners
Capitalize on native language ability.
Teach blending, segmenting, and manipulating individual phonemes and syllables.
Accept oral approximations.
Focus on words students already know.
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23. Model: Lesson Planning Process
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24. ACTIVITY Plan Explicit Lesson Within Group
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25. How Does Phonological Awareness Help Readers/Writers?
Decoding Words
Oral Language/Vocabulary Development
Auditory Memory
Metacognition
Rehearsal During Writing Process
Syntax/Grammar
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26. Revisit phonological survey Reflect on new learning
Reflection
Revisit phonological survey
Reflect on new learning
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