Chapter 1
Phonological and Phonemic Awareness and Emergent Literacy
Course: Elementary Education Multiple Subjects 7001
Subject: Elementary Education Teaching Reading Subtest 7002
Chapter: Phonological And Phonemic Awareness And Emergent Literacy
Phonological awareness refers to the broad skill set that involves recognizing and manipulating the sound structures of spoken language. This includes the ability to work with parts of spoken language such as words, syllables, onsets and rimes, and individual phonemes. It is an essential foundational skill in early literacy development, and it is purely auditory. It does not involve written letters or printed text.
Phonemic awareness, a more specific aspect of phonological awareness, involves the understanding that words are made up of individual sounds (phonemes) and that these sounds can be isolated, segmented, blended, and manipulated. Both skills are critical for later success in decoding and spelling.
Below are the major components of phonological awareness and effective methods for teaching each.