Phonemic Awareness

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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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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word.

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Example of a phoneme in the word 'cat'

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The phonemes are /k/, /æ/, and /t/.

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What does blending mean in phonemic awareness?

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Blending is the ability to combine individual sounds to form a word.

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Example of blending: /b/ + /a/ + /t/

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bat.

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What is segmenting?

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Segmenting is breaking a word down into its individual sounds.

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Example of segmenting the word 'dog'

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/d/ + /ɔ/ + /g/.

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What is an onset in phonology?

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The onset is the initial consonant sound of a syllable.

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Example of onset in the word 'star'

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The onset is /st/.

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What is a rime?

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The rime is the vowel and any following consonants in a syllable.