Mr. Perez went to a workshop in his school district and learned about the importance of phonemic awareness for later student reading development. Which of the following teacher prompts might be heard in an instructional game intended to build students phonemic awareness?
A) Listen: I will clap the parts to your name: Jus...tin. How many? (students answer 2)
B) Listen: Hat. Say it with a /b/ at the beginning (students answer bat.)
C) Listen: If you are having fun, draw a _____ (students draw a rhyming word like sun).
D) Listen: Car. What is the last part? (students answer /ar/)
Answer: B) Listen: Hat. Say it with a /b/ at the beginning (students answer bat.)
Choice B is an example of phonemic awareness (a specific type of phonological awareness). Students must manipulate individual phonemes in order to be successful with the task.
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