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That's Why We Read, Episode 7: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

That's Why We Read, Episode 7: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

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Phonological awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate UNITS of sounds (syllables, onset, rime, phonemes) in spoken language. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the smallest unit of sounds and is one skill under the umbrella of phonological awareness. Dr. David Kilpatrick believes phonological awareness to be the single most important factor in differentiating struggling readers from successful ones. Today's episode explores phonological awareness development.

Resources for today's episode: 

Know Better, Do Better by Liben and Liben

Make Take & Teach

Reading Rockets Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

Teach Outside the Box

University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI)

Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR)

Literacy First PAST Assessment 

Dr. David Kilpatrick's PAST Test

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