Knowing how to correctly teach the alphabet is very important. You will need to consider your child’s age and early literacy experiences. Pre schoolers may often be able to sing the alphabet song – ABCDEFG… but this does not mean your child actually knows the alphabet sounds, recognition and letters. A phonological awareness base is […]
What is Phonological Awareness? Phonological awareness refers to an individual’s awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of spoken words. Phonological awareness is an important and reliable predictor of laterreading ability and has, therefore, been the focus of much research. Phonological awareness involves the detection and manipulation of sounds at three levels of sound structure: syllables, onsets and rimes, and phonemes. […]
Starskills Animal Early Learning Reading Cards Each week you will receive the weekly Animal Reading Card. I would encourage you to collect them in an album of make a scrapbook. You will need some sticker dots. The collection of these cards become a basis for reading and concepts of print. Concepts of print are essential […]
What is Phonemic Awareness? Phonemic awareness is a subset of phonological awareness in which listeners are able to hear, identify and manipulate phonemes, the smallest units of sound that can differentiate meaning. Separating the spoken word “cat” into three distinct phonemes, /k/, /æ/, and /t/, requires phonemic awareness. The National Reading Panel has found that phonemic awareness improves children’s word reading and reading comprehension, as well as helping children […]
Starskills Animal Early Learning Program Overview Included with each Starskills Early Learning Program is an overview. This overview is a simple layout of what to focus on each week. It is simple for parents, leaders and educators. Teachers can include this in their programming but also be attentive to the needs of the children through […]