What is phonemic awareness? How can I help my child develop phonologic awareness?

 Phonemic awareness is understanding that words are made up of sounds and being able to hear, recognize and manipulate these sounds. Phonemic awareness is critical.  The National Reading Panel found that “phonemic awareness training exerted strong and significant effects on reading and spelling development” and “Children of varying abilities improved their phonemic awareness and their reading skills as a function of phonemic awareness training”.  For more information read the articles  Phonemic Awareness Explained: What Phonemic Awareness Is, Why Phonemic Awareness is important and Linking Phonemic Awareness to Print  and  Fun Activities to Help Your Child Develop Phonemic Awareness. 

Additional information, articles and resources on teaching students to read proficiently is located on the Free Reading Information page of the Right Track Reading website.

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This information was written by Miscese Gagen a mother with a passion for teaching children to read proficiently by using effective methods. She is also a successful reading tutor and author of the reading instructional programs Right Track Reading Lessons and Back on the Right Track Reading Lessons. The purpose of this information is to empower parents and teachers with information on teaching children how to read. We CAN improve reading proficiency, one student at a time!  Additional information is located at www.righttrackreading.com ~ Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Miscese R. Gagen