by Dr. Garforth | Sep 27, 2019 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday! This week’s discussion on vowel sounds continues with the focus on the different sounds (phonemes) in the English language. The English spelling system can be difficult to master. One of the main reasons for this is because of all the...
by Dr. Garforth | Sep 7, 2019 | Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Fridays, Uncategorized
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! This week we are focusing on the smallest units of speech, the phoneme. I hope those of you who have recently returned to school in the last few weeks are enjoying a good start to the new school year. Phonemes Simply put, a phoneme...
by Dr. Garforth | Aug 9, 2019 | Phonemic Awareness, Phonological Fridays
Happy #PhonologicalFriday! Today we will discuss the highest level of phonological awareness, phonemic awareness. What is Phonemic Awareness? Simply put, it is the ability for an individual to focus on and manipulate the phonemes in words. ...
by Lynn Givens | Apr 19, 2019 | Phonemic Awareness, Reading Science, Skill Development
** A guest post by Lynn Givens ** A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in spoken language. There are about 25 consonant phonemes and about 18 vowel phonemes, or sounds. Seven phonemes such as /ch/ and /sh/ are represented by two letters. Phonemic Awareness is:...
