phonemic awareness

This is an important skill that helps children learn to read. Phonemes are the sounds letters make in words. When children pay attention to the letter sounds within words, we say they have phonemic awareness. If your child can hear the separate sounds in words, it will help her learn to read and spell better.

Songs and poems are great ways to learn phonemic awareness. You can also help by playing with the sounds in words, as you and your child talk together. Try some of these activities:

• Make up silly rhymes with your child-- "hamburger, bamburger, slamburger."
• Show your child how to make words longer by adding an ending-- "We are running, and talking, and laughing. Soon we will be eating, sleeping, snoring.
• Try to say some words backwards-- "Daysun, Daymon, Daytues."

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