Get Ready to Read: Phonemic Awareness
Amanda Coto
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Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(249)
In this on-going class, learners practice manipulating the sounds in spoken words and learn that spoken words and syllables are made up of sequences of speech sounds.
Class experience
US Grade Pre-Kindergarten - Kindergarten
This class focuses on developing phonemic awareness, a crucial skill for learning to read in alphabetic writing systems like English, where letters represent phonemes or sounds. Phonemic awareness is a prerequisite for phonics, the next step in reading, as it helps learners connect sounds with their corresponding written symbols and blend them to form words. Despite having 26 letters, the English language comprises approximately 40 phonemes, with around 250 different spellings for these...
Learners will practice hearing and saying the different English phonemes to help them prepare for the next step of reading.
My degree is in Childhood Education and I taught first-grade in public school. I also have a four-year-old son and have been working on these skills with him.
If there is time, learners may be asked to quickly find something that has a sound we are working on. They should also bring paper and a pencil to class or a dry erase board and marker.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Star Educator
Average rating:4.8Number of reviews:(249)
Hi there! My name is Ms. Amanda and I am an experienced online teacher with a background in childhood education and Spanish. After graduating from the State University of New York at Fredonia, I taught first grade in Arizona for two years before...
Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
25 min
Completed by 179 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 4-6
1-6 learners per class
