In this ongoing course, students will practice phonemic awareness with an experienced teacher.

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear how spoken sounds are blended and manipulated to make words. Phonemes are the smallest unit of sound in a word. Changing just one phoneme can make an entirely new word! For instance, imagine changing the /c/ sound in cat to /m/. What is your new word? (mat!)

Having strong phonemic awareness sets students up for success when they begin decoding, reading, and writing words. This class is ideal for kindergarten and first grade students. I allow a flexible age range for advanced learners or students who need review to join. 
 
In this class, we will practice rhyming, alliteration, blending, deletion, segmentation, identifying first/last sound, and phoneme manipulation.

We will learn by using chants/songs, hand signals, and whole-group games.
Students will interact with peers and the teacher by using call-backs and total physical response (thumbs up/down to show if they agree, hand signals for segmentation).
I have a familiar, consistent, and fun teaching style that allows students to feel safe and comfortable in the classroom!

I have a fun, consistent, and familiar teaching style which allows students to feel safe and comfortable in the classroom.
I do not cancel for low enrollments. If your student is the only learner in class, I will still plan to teach.
I accept transfer requests with 24 hour notice to the class start time.
Per Outschool policy, I do NOT refund for missed class. 

*Note that weekly phonemic awareness focuses repeat. Content will cycle every calendar year in September. Learners are welcome to join anytime. Parents are responsible for keeping track of when their child was enrolled to avoid repeated lessons, if desired. Learners are invited to stay in the class for repeated lessons when useful and applicable.

Upcoming Schedule:

Week of December 2-December 7: Phoneme Addition/Deletion
Week of December 9-December 14: Syllables
Week of December 16-December 21: Phoneme Substitution
Week of December 23-December 28: **NO CLASS**-- You will not be charged
Week of December 30-January 4: Rhyming **NO TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY CLASSES– You will not be charged**
Week of January 6-January 11: Same First Sound
Week of January 13-January 18: Blending
Week of January 20-January 25: Same Last Sound
Week of January 27-February 1: Segmenting 
Week of February 3-February 8: Phoneme Addition/Deletion **NO FRIDAY OR SATURDAY CLASSES– You will not be charged**
Week of February 10-February 15: Syllables **NO MONDAY CLASS– You will not be charged**
Week of February 17-February 22: Phoneme Substitution
Week of February 24-March 1: Rhyming 
Week of March 3- March 8: Same First Sound **NO SATURDAY CLASS– You will not be charged**
Week of March 10-March 15: Blending
Week of March 17-March 22: Same Last Sound
Week of March 24-March 29: Segmenting
Week of March 31- April 5: **NO CLASS– You will not be charged**