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Phonemic Awareness

Ready-to-Use Lessons, Activities, and Games

Second Edition
By: Victoria Groves Scott

Teach phonemic awareness in "phun" and creative ways!

This edition contains an updated collection of 48 lessons for children in Grades K–3 or students in Grades 4–6 who have difficulty reading. While the activities are sequenced around particular phonemes or sounds, teachers can reorganize and sequence them according to skills such as identification, blending, rhyming, segmentation, deletion, or manipulation. With updated pictures and graphics, this new edition provides:

An easy-to-read overview of phonemic awareness
Scripted lesson plans for immediate use
Progress charts to track student development
50 reproducible forms
Creative and playful games and activities

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Product Details

Grade Level: PreK-12, Elementary
ISBN: 9781412972154
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2009
Page Count: 192
Publication date: June 10, 2009

Price: $41.95

Description

"The activities and games are so creative, exciting, and fun that any child would be eager to participate. I cannot wait to use these in my classroom!"
—Sonia Trehan Kelly, Director
Blue River Montessori School, Duxbury, MA

"Teachers need to understand how phonemic awareness develops over time, especially in young students, so that they can sequence and pace their lessons appropriately. The author provides many useful lists of tasks that teachers can practice with and reflect on."
—Marta Ann Gardner, Literacy Coach
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA

Teach phonemic awareness in "phun" and creative ways!

Phonemic awareness has been identified by the National Reading Panel as a critical part of reading success. This easy-to-use, teacher-friendly book presents elementary educators with a well-organized and thoughtful review of phonemic awareness instruction.

The second edition of Phonemic Awareness contains an updated collection of 48 lessons for children in Grades K–3 or students in Grades 4–6 who have difficulty reading. While the activities are sequenced around particular phonemes or sounds, teachers can reorganize and sequence them according to skills such as identification, blending, rhyming, segmentation, deletion, or manipulation. With updated pictures and graphics to make concepts clearer for students, this new edition provides:

An easy-to-read overview of phonemic awareness
Scripted lesson plans for immediate use
Progress charts to track student development
50 reproducible forms
Fun and playful games and activities for teaching particular phonemes

This exceptional, field-tested guide provides elementary teachers, literacy coaches, and reading specialists with a balance of consistency and variety in lessons that lead students through lively activities.

Key features

This book provides:

A general overview of the definition and importance of phonemic awareness
48 lessons in phonemic awareness for young children in grades K-3 or students in grades 4-6 who have reading difficulties
50 reproducible forms
Lessons containing detailed instructions to help guide educators
A reproducible lesson plan template and 3 progress charts to help educators structure and track student learning
Fun and playful games and activities sequenced around particular phonemes
Overview of the components and levels of phonemic instruction and assessment

Author(s)

Victoria Groves Scott

Victoria Groves Scott has been working in the field of special education for over twenty years. She is currently the director of assessment for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) and professor of special education. Prior to her appointment at SIUE in 2001, Scott was chair of the Department of Special Education at the Associated Colleges of Central Kansas. Although she is a professor by trade, she remains a teacher by heart. Scott received the Teaching Excellence Award from SIUE in 2006 and the 2006 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award. She was chosen by her peers as the Kansas Council for Exceptional Children Outstanding Special Education Teacher of the Year for 1998, and was also awarded the Council for Exceptional Children Federation Award in 1999. She has conducted research in the areas of phonemic awareness, reading instruction, assistive technology, and assessment. Scott has published two additional peer-reviewed textbooks: Practical Cases in Special Education for all Educators (Houghton Mifflin) and Cases in Special Education Assessment (Allyn and Bacon). She received her doctorate in special education from the University of Kansas in 1995.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Introduction

1. Overview of Phonemic Awareness

Importance

Definition

Complexity

Phonemic Awareness Versus Phonics

Relationship to Reading

Training

Components

Phoneme Identification and Comparison

Phoneme Segmentation

Phoneme Blending

Summary of the Facts About Phonemic Awareness

2. Teaching and Assessing Phonemic Awareness

Instruction

Components of Effective Instruction

Levels of Instruction

Levels of Phonological Awareness

Assessment

Conclusion

3. Collection of Lessons

Lesson 1: Recognizing Phonemes in Words

Lesson 2: Recognizing More Phonemes in Words

Lesson 3: Identification /d/

Lesson 4: Deletion /d/

Lesson 5: Identification /s/

Lesson 6: Identification and Segmentation /s/

Lesson 7: Deletion /a/ /s/

Lesson 8: Identification /a/

Lesson 9: Blending /a/

Lesson 10: Recall and Segmentation /f/

Lesson 11: Identification /f/

Lesson 12: Rhyming /o/

Lesson 13: Segmentation /o/

Lesson 14: Identification /o/ /a/

Lesson 15: Blending /m/

Lesson 16: Segmentation and Identification /m/

Lesson 17: Deletion /r/

Lesson 18: Recall /r/

Lesson 19: Identification /e/

Lesson 20: Identification and Recall /e/

Lesson 21: Segmentation /e/

Lesson 22: Identification and Recall /p/

Lesson 23: Deletion /p/

Lesson 24: Blending /n/

Lesson 25: Indentification /n/

Lesson 26: Rhyming /u/

Lesson 27: Segmentation and Identification /u/

Lesson 28: Blending /u/

Lesson 29: Identification /t/

Lesson 30: Deletion /t/

Lesson 31: Recall /k/

Lesson 32: Segmentation /k/

Lesson 33: Segmentation and Identification /i/

Lesson 34: Comparision /i/

Lesson 35: Identification of Short Vowels

Lesson 36: Identification /l/

Lesson 37: Segmentation /l/

Lesson 38: Blending /b/

Lesson 39: Recall and Segmentation /b/

Lesson 40: Segmentation and Identification of Long Vowels

Lesson 41: Identification /j/ /v/

Lesson 42: Blending /g/ /y/

Lesson 43: Rhyming of Long Vowels

Lesson 44: Deletion /h/ /w/

Lesson 45: Identification /z/ /qu/

Lesson 46: Segmentation of Long Vowels

Lesson 47: Identification /sh/

Lesson 48: Segmentation /sh/

Activity: Folder Game: /sh/ shark (skill: segmentation)

Resource: Progress Charts and Lesson Plan Template

References

Index

Reviews

“This book is a must in any early childhood classroom. The lessons are concisely written and easy to implement. The activities and games are so creative, exciting, and fun that any child would be eager to participate. I cannot wait to use these in my classroom!”

Sonia Trehan Kelly, Director
Blue River Montessori School, Duxbury, MA

"Teachers need to understand how phonemic awareness develops over time, especially in young students, so that they can sequence and pace their lessons appropriately. The author provides many useful lists of tasks that teachers can practice with and reflect on."

Marta Ann Gardner, Literacy Coach
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA

“The lessons are presented in such a clear, concise manner that they're appealing to read. I do not need to wade through a ton of verbiage to get to the meat of the activities.”

Carol Peterson, Second-Grade Teacher
Leclaire Elementary School, Edwardsville, IL

"Scott understands the importance of phonemic awareness in reading and spelling. Her book is based on research, comes from direct experience with teaching students, and gives practical lessons that can be adpated for many age groups."

Jill A. Brown, Special Education Co-Chairperson, Modified Language Arts Instructor
Lakewood Middle School, Salinas, KS

"Research has proven the importance of phonemic awareness skills in children's reading. This book will guide you to success from one skill to the next. It is written with teacher application in mind and is based on a solid foundation of research and real practice in the classroom. Scott's book is packed with stimulating games, activities, and ready-to-use lessons on every page."

Mary Ellen Wade, Special Education Teacher
Independent School District #704, Proctor, MN

"Phonemic awareness is the base for establishing a child’s literacy development. This teacher-friendly book is a wonderful guide: children learn while having fun! It’s a must-have for a beginning teacher!"

Jamie Tillotson, Special Education Teacher
Mt. Carmel School District, IL

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