Roadways (Feb 5)

Phonolological awareness is a broad skill that involves identifying and manipulating units of oral language. These "units" include words, syllables, onsets and rhymes.

Phonemic awareness refers to the specific ability to focus on and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS SCREENING TEST (PAST). David A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

Essential for Grades 1 - 5

Pre-K & K will use an assessment from Heggerty that will be distributed next week

Phonemic Awareness

Fluency

Strategies for Comprehending Text

New Vocabulary

Phonics

Fluency - ability to read with speed accuracy and expression

Comprehension - understanding surface meaning (e.g. basic retell) and deeper meaning (e.g. inferencing)

New Vocabulary - learning unfamiliar words. It helps to review these with students before reading.

Phonics - correlating sounds to letters (e.g. word play with actual words and letters you can see