READING
The most important gift you can give your child is to spend time reading to them! This
is true at any age! This can be a very special and memorable time for your child . It is
so important for children who are learning to read to be interested in reading. When
you read to your child, you foster a love for reading in them. This will help them feel
comfortable with books, and increase their desire to want to learn read.
PHONEMIC AWARENESS
Phonemic awareness is the understanding that a word is made up of a series of
separate sounds. Each of these sounds is called a phoneme. This awareness includes
the ability to pick out and manipulate sounds in spoken words
Phonemic awareness is not the same things as phonics. Phonemic awareness
deals with sounds in spoken words, whereas phonics involves the relationship
between sounds and written symbols. Phonics deals with learning sound-spelling
realtionships, and is associated with print. Most phonemic awareness tasks are purely
oral.
See the related reading activities to find ways you can help your child strengthen his
or her phonemic awareness.
