The Elusive Phoneme; Why Phonemic Awareness Is So Important and How To Help Children Develop It.

Adams, Marilyn Jager; Foorman, Barbara R.; Lundberg, Ingvar; Beeler, Terri

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Elusive Phoneme; Why Phonemic Awareness Is So Important and How To Help Children Develop It.

Adams, Marilyn Jager; Foorman, Barbara R.; Lundberg, Ingvar; Beeler, Terri

American Educator, v22 n1-2 p18-29 Spr-Sum 1998

The 51 lessons in the full curriculum show how children can be brought step-by-step to understand the architecture of their language through phonemic awareness and how this understanding prepares them for reading and writing. Activities, some of which are presented, are developed for kindergarten but can be used in first grade or special education. (SLD)

Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Phonemic Awareness, Phonemics, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Skill Development, Special Education

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue: "The Unique Power of Reading and How To Unleash It." Comments on and presents excerpts from "Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum" by the authors of this article.