Phonemic awareness

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What is phonemic awareness?

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Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

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Why is phonemic awareness important for reading?

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Phonemic awareness is crucial for reading because it helps children understand the relationship between sounds and letters, which is essential for decoding words.

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What sound does the letter 'a' represent in phonemic awareness?

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/a/

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What sound does the letter 'n' represent in phonemic awareness?

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/n/

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What begins with the sound /i/?

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Examples include 'igloo', 'insect', and 'ice'.

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What sound does the letter 'p' represent in phonemic awareness?

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/p/

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What sound does the letter 'i' represent in phonemic awareness?

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/i/

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How can phonemic awareness be assessed?

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Phonemic awareness can be assessed through activities like sound matching, sound isolation, and sound blending.

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What is the difference between phonemic awareness and phonological awareness?

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Phonemic awareness is a subset of phonological awareness that focuses specifically on individual sounds, while phonological awareness includes awareness of larger units of sound, such as syllables and rhymes.

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Give an example of a phonemic manipulation task.

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An example is asking a child to change the /m/ sound in 'mat' to /h/ to make 'hat'.