Phonemic Awareness

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What is Phonemic Awareness?

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The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

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What is a phoneme?

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The smallest unit of sound in a word that can change its meaning.

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What is the initial sound in the word 'cat'?

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/k/.

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What is the medial sound in the word 'bat'?

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/a/.

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What is the final sound in the word 'dog'?

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/g/.

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How many phonemes are in the word 'zip'?

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Three phonemes: /z/, /i/, /p/.

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What is blending in phonemic awareness?

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Combining individual sounds to form a word.

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What is segmenting in phonemic awareness?

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Breaking a word down into its individual sounds.

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What is the initial sound in the word 'hen'?

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/h/.

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What is the medial sound in the word 'pen'?

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/e/.