Phonological Awareness – Improve reading and spelling

Dr. Roslyn Nielson, Speech Pathologist, a respected Australian academic, has extensively researched the relationship between phonological awareness in young children and the development of literacy skills. This resource, written by Dr Nielson, will be particularly useful for class teachers to supplement the Letters and Sounds approach for children who require additional support to progress in their reading and spelling.

Phonological awareness includes the ability to:

Segment speech sounds at the level of syllable, onset, rime and phoneme.

Identify the sequence of speech sounds.

Manipulate speech sounds (blending, deleting, replacing).

Contents:

• A background information section on phonological awareness, including its importance in literacy development, assessment, phonemes, vowels and consonants
• Three teaching modules, complete with activities, strategies, games and picture resources target syllables, rhyme and sound makers.
  • Module 1 – Syllables (games and activities to attend to the sounds in words and to help with pronunciation)
  • Module 2  – Rhyming (as an introduction to phonological awareness)
  • Module 3 – Sound-makers ( fun activities and a science lesson to help with analysing how sounds are made in the mouth)

Ideal for whole-class teaching or targeted groups. To develop phonological awareness and improve reading and spelling skills.

Age Range: Reception – KS 1+, 4years – 7years+

Format: PDF file, 7 pages of theory/background, 9 pages of instructions, 32 pages of black and white pictures. Available as a download