Phonemic awareness is the knowledge of the small units of sounds in our language which are connected to the alphabet. According to the National Research Council, this awareness is a major predictor of reading success. Viewers of this program join a lively teacher training workshop and then witness emerging readers learning phonemic awareness in the early childhood classrooms.

See and Learn:

• Why a “Dear letter” is a great introduction to print.
• How logos like “Skippy” and “Target” can teach children sight reading.
• How children learn sounds through a rhyming lesson.

26 minutes.
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