Phonemic awareness is part of a strong foundation that needs to be in place before children become successful readers. The word "phonemic" comes from the word "phone" which means sound. Think of the word "telephone" which means to send sounds. During the preschool and kindergarten years, parents, teachers and caregivers naturally work to build this foundation through songs, poems, stories and games. We do this constantly with children without even thinking about it. As each child moves closer to reading independently, we should intentionally teach phonemic awareness to ensure that each new reader will be able to transition seamlessly to connecting sounds to symbols.
In the video that follows, these kindergarten students are being introduced to the concept of rimes. A rime is a set of words that follow identical spelling patterns; think cat in a hat. All rimes rhyme, but not the other way around. Watch how I use the story to allow children to hear the similar sounds, and then connect the sounds to their symbols. Finally, I group examples of rimes for four separate vowels. A follow-up to this lesson would be for children to write examples of rimes themselves, and to read examples in other texts.
In the video that follows, these kindergarten students are being introduced to the concept of rimes. A rime is a set of words that follow identical spelling patterns; think cat in a hat. All rimes rhyme, but not the other way around. Watch how I use the story to allow children to hear the similar sounds, and then connect the sounds to their symbols. Finally, I group examples of rimes for four separate vowels. A follow-up to this lesson would be for children to write examples of rimes themselves, and to read examples in other texts.
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