Synthetic phonics develops phonemic awareness along with the corresponding letter shapes.
Students learn best from an approach that includes phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary knowledge and comprehension.
Comparing sounds is the easiest task for developing phonemic awareness.
Many songs have been written to teach phonemic awareness and they are usually referred to as alphabet songs.
The school teaches a phonics-based reading program, beginning with phonemic awareness in preschool.
Synthetic phonics involves the development of phonemic awareness from the outset.
The fate of phonemic awareness beyond the elementary school years.
While learning the alphabet is important, it is not enough to produce the phonemic awareness and interest in literature essential for young readers.
Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (phonemic awareness)
This book taught the alphabetic principle and phonemic awareness.