by Dr. Garforth | Nov 8, 2019 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! Over the last few weeks, #phonologicalfriday has been focusing on syllables. This is the fourth post in a 7 part series on syllable types written by Massey University’s Dr. Tom Nicholson. He has previously written on closed...
by Dr. Garforth | Nov 1, 2019 | Phonological Fridays
Happy #phonologicalfriday everyone! This is the third post contributed to #phonologicalfriday by Dr. Tom Nicholson in a 7 part series on syllable types. Last week he provided us with a lesson on closed syllables and this week he will provide us with a lesson...
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. ...
