Phonological awareness, the division of spoken language into individual and segmented parts, is a strong indicator of reading readiness and success. Foundational development of phonological awareness through explicit play-based strategies that include songs and rhymes in everyday instances will be used to encourage understanding of print, along with the print-sound principles for school and regular, everyday use. From rhymes, syllable games and activities, print awareness and other engaging early literacy skills, participants will leave this course with a variety of approaches for teaching phonological awareness.
Course Outcomes:
- Develop students’ phonological awareness skills.
- Embed effective phonological awareness instructional methods and strategies into lessons and units of instruction.
- Use effective instructional methods and strategies to teach phonological awareness.
- Regularly assess phonological awareness skills to effectively plan and scaffold instruction.