![]() ![]() You can start by counting (actually clapping) the number of syllables in your child’s own name. This can be done by clapping each syllable. One activity that helps a child pull apart the syllables in a word is to count them. When a child is stuck on a difficult word, they can use syllabication rules to figure it out. Syllabication helps children learn to read and spell difficult words. If you want to read a more detailed post on rhyming and a list of songs to sing, and a list of rhyming books to read, you can read my post:īreaking up words into syllables or chunks is the second step of teaching phonological awareness. Rhyming is one of those reading skills that is really fun to work on and kids like doing it. “Listen to these 3 words – mop, plop, flop, tag. Say the word hat again, but change the h to b. ![]() “Tell me all the words you know that rhyme with the word “hat.” Once you have introduced rhyming, you can help your child to identify and practice rhymes by manipulating, adding, deleting or substituting sounds in words. Singing is so easy to fit into your daily schedule, as you can basically break out in song or chant any time of the day. You can also sing rhyming songs and rhyming chants with your child. As you read these rhyming books aloud, you will want to really exaggerate the sound of the rhyming words. For example you can say, “I hear rhyming words! Dog and bog rhyme!” You can also ask your child to predict the next word in the rhyming story. Then you can begin drawing attention to the sounds of the rhyme. You will want to first read the story aloud several times simply for the pure joy of reading and sharing the story together. You can begin introducing rhymes by reading stories and poems with your child that use a lot of rhymes aloud together. For example, if your child knows that jig and pig rhyme, they are focused on the ending ig. Rhyming draws attention to the different sounds in our language and that words actually come apart. Rhyming is the first step in teaching phonological awareness and helps lay the groundwork for beginning reading development. On today’s post, I am going to give you tips and strategies for teaching phonological awareness. Although many children’s brains are “wired” to learn this skill easily, a lot of children need direct teaching. This is the beginning foundation of reading and is a critical component to future reading skills, especially for children with language processing disorders (dyslexia, auditory processing, speech deficits, etc.). Phonological Awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds of spoken language. ![]()
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