Phonological Awareness

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What is phonological awareness?

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Phonological awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate larger units of sound, such as onsets, rimes, and syllables.

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What is an onset in phonological awareness?

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The onset is the beginning sound that can be heard when words are sounded out.

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What is a rime in phonological awareness?

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The rime is the part of the word that is left after the onset is removed.

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What is onset-rime segmentation?

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Onset-rime segmentation is the process of separating the onset and rime of a word.

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What are the two types of onsets?

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The two types of onsets are one-letter onset and two-letter onset.