Phonological awareness deals with larger sound units —from the initial “b” in “bat” to its ending “at.” It helps children acquire concrete association with each word in a sentence; this association will make them less likely to eliminate words and articles from sentences when they begin to write.
Viewers of this tape learn to lead large and small motor activities that deepen awareness of rhymes and compound words.
See and learn:
- How to use a rolling ball exercise to teach segments of a sentence. Use a sentence such as “I like soccer.”
- How egg cartons and Skittles can provide an exercise that will build the foundation of reading.
- How to use rhyming words to train the ear to listen to the structure of sounds in words.
- How clapping and flip books can introduce compound words.
- Multi-modalities that deepen the foundation of reading.