1.+Phonemic+Awareness

Phonemic Awareness is the knowledge that words are made up of parts. These parts can be manipulated through playing with words. Basic phonemic awareness of taking words apart and blending them back together helps children develop beginning reading and writing skills.

Segmentation/Separating Phonemes

 * Play listening games: begins with, ends with, put it together
 * Elkonian boxes-push markers
 * Point to where you hear the sound (use picture of snake)

Rhyming

 * match rhyming picture cards
 * connect //Monster Pet// (Rigby) with student's personal paper bag monster pet that eats rhyming pictures
 * sing "Rhyme Time" (Dr. Jean) without the CD and focus on six words from one word family (cat, bat, rat, sat, hat, mat)