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Stimulate Early Learning with
Phonemic Awareness Activities
Throughout the Day Jeff Ohmer
Senior National Curriculum Specialist
McGraw-Hill Education
Today’s Goals
1. We will discuss the importance of developing phonological and phonemic awareness.
2. We will review the difference between phonological and phonemic awareness.
3. We will learn quick and easy activities you can implement throughout the day.
WHAT IS IT?
Phonological Awareness
• Umbrella term
• Identifying and manipulating units of
language
• Rhymes, Syllables, Same Sounds
• Meaning not important
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Phonemic Awareness
• Ability to manipulate individual sounds
• Developmental progression
• Two critical tasks:
– Oral Blending
– Segmentation
Quick Tips About Activities
• Pace
• Repetition
• Fun!
• It is (usually) not about print
• Pronunciation is key
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT
What Research Tells Us…
• Critical foundation
• Phoneme awareness
– Connected to reading/spelling success
– Facilitates growth in word recognition
• Poor readers struggle with these skills
www.readingrockets.org
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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS
ACTIVITIES
Points to Ponder…
• Focusing on larger units of language
• Focus on:
– Words
– Syllables
– Rhyme
• Basis for phonics instruction
Poems and Nursery Rhymes
• Great way to help children learn the rhythm of our language
• Easy way to reinforce skills in a fun way!
Listening for Sounds
• One sound
• Two sounds
(first/last)
• Three sounds
(first/next/last)
• Missing sounds
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Listening for Words
• Words in
sentences
• Start with short
sentences
• Expand to longer
sentences
Syllable Work
• Start with larger parts of words
• Compound words with pictures
• Move towards syllables
Rhyming
• Nursery Rhymes
• Songs
• Chants
• What are your favorite rhymes and chants in your classroom?
Games/Songs
• Whisper Game
• Ship is loaded with…
• Down by the Bay
• Willoughby Wallaby Woo
• Others?
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Sorting by Initial Sound
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
ACTIVITIES
Points to Ponder…
• Phonemes are the smallest unit of words
• Focus on:
– Oral Blending
– Phoneme Segmentation
Oral Blending Sequence
• Large parts
• Initial/final sounds
• Replacing initial/final sounds
• Single-syllable words
• Replacing vowel sounds
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Syllables and Word Parts
• Cinna…mon
• Apha…bet
• Remem…ber
• Televi…sion
• Septem…ber
Initial Sounds
• /t/…rampoline
• /b/…reakfast
• /d/…rugstore
• /s/…weater
• /d/…ragonfly
• /p/…aper
• /d/…octor
• /l/…ake
• /p/…our
• /t/…able
Final Sounds
• Superma…/n/
• Sailboa…/t/
• Workboo…/k/
• Telepho…/n/
• Astronau…/t/
Phoneme Manipulation
• Replacing initial sound…creating new
word
• Hamburger…sailboat….garbage
amburger h s t
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Phoneme Manipulation
• Replacing final sound
• Supuerman…/d/…./t/…
Orally Blending Words
• Stories with words blended
• Highly engaging
• Stories should be short
• Scaffold to just words
Replacing Vowel Sounds
• Begin with initial sounds
• Alligator…illigator….olligator
• As time progresses, move to medial vowel
sounds
• snap…snip…snup…
Oral Blending Throughout the Day
• Tie into other content areas
• Waiting in line
• Lining up
• Let children try it
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Segmentation Sequence
• Syllables
• Onsets and Rimes
• Initial/Final sound
• Restoring first/last phoneme
Syllable Work
• Begin with the names of students
• Move to single and multi-syllable words
• Clapping, Marching, Tapping, etc. words
out
• Foundation for spelling…
Onsets and Rimes
• Onsets-part of the word before the vowel
• Rime-part of the word including the vowel
Onset Rime
S ight
B ite
St ay
Br ick
Initial/Final Sounds
• Teacher: nice
• Puppet: /n/
• Class: /ī/ /s/ nice
• jet, must, dump,
rope
• Teacher: soon
• Puppet: soo
• Class: soo /n/ soon
• Soup, bike, like,
loop
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Initial Blends
• Teacher: sty
• Puppet: tie
• Skin, spell, flip, bloom, drag…
Segmenting During the Day
• Clap out names
• “I’m thinking of a word with x syllables”
• Sorting activities using picture cards
• Clap out…everything!
• Give students ownership
How Many Sounds?
WRAPPING IT UP
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Key Points to Remember
• Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
are key in early reading skills
• Activities should be fast, fun, and focused
• All students can benefit from these
activities
• It is about the words, not meanings! QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Stimulate Early Learning with
Phonemic Awareness Activities
Throughout the Day Jeff Ohmer
Senior National Curriculum Specialist
McGraw-Hill Education
