Such great information! I really appreciate you going over this information. You are always so encouraging! I love your seasonal phonological awareness activities sheet! It helps put a fun spin on reading practice in our home!
Awww thank you so much! Those seasonal phonological awareness games are what I wish I'd had when I first started teaching. It would've made such a difference!
My school division moved to a phonological and phonemic awareness focus for our young learners a couple of years ago and I have noticed a difference in my kindergarten students. Your video reiterates what we are doing in the classroom. Thank you for the helpful and informative videos.
I'm so glad your school is moving in the right direction and that PA is helping! I wish I knew about the importance of PA when I first started teaching back in 2007. I know it would've made a difference for my students!
Thank you so much for this informative and helpful video! I know you said we should begin introducing the printed letters to make the connection to the speech sounds earlier for students, but how do you usually know when to begin adding it in the classroom without overwhelming them? Thank you!
That's a great question! What grade do you teach? If you're teaching preschool or pre-k, I think it's okay to do more oral-only phonological & phonemic awareness, since many of your students might not have their letter sounds mastered. If you're teaching kindergarten, you'll want to start bringing in letters sooner rather than later, even if it's just by modeling.
Thanks for reaching out! Here is the link to check out my Phonological Awareness games. Each game set includes the 3 levels of difficulty (voyager, explorer, inventor): littleslovelearning.com/product-category/phonological-awareness/
I know it can feel overwhelming, but just take baby steps and you'll get where you want to go! I teach through themes, so I follow my order of themes (which you can see at littleslovelearning.com/themes if you're interested!) Then I layer on my literacy lessons (alphabet introduction and high-frequency words if applicable) with those themes. I'll be creating a set of phonological awareness games (like I shared in the video) for each theme I teach. That way, I can use these games along with my theme. The other thing to keep in mind is every class is different, so it's important to use assessments and progress monitoring tools to make sure you're focusing on areas they need to grow (and not focusing on areas they've already mastered).
This video is very helpful. I am going to incorporate more of all these awareness ideas to better help my students be able to read better as they approach kindergarten.
Such great information! I really appreciate you going over this information. You are always so encouraging! I love your seasonal phonological awareness activities sheet! It helps put a fun spin on reading practice in our home!
Awww thank you so much! Those seasonal phonological awareness games are what I wish I'd had when I first started teaching. It would've made such a difference!
Nice video, very clear and easy to follow along and implement
Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words!
My school division moved to a phonological and phonemic awareness focus for our young learners a couple of years ago and I have noticed a difference in my kindergarten students. Your video reiterates what we are doing in the classroom. Thank you for the helpful and informative videos.
I'm so glad your school is moving in the right direction and that PA is helping! I wish I knew about the importance of PA when I first started teaching back in 2007. I know it would've made a difference for my students!
The way you show us how to use these principals make it possible and kind of easier.
Oh good, I'm so glad! That's definitely my goal...to make it easier & simplify things!
Thank you so much for this informative and helpful video! I know you said we should begin introducing the printed letters to make the connection to the speech sounds earlier for students, but how do you usually know when to begin adding it in the classroom without overwhelming them? Thank you!
That's a great question! What grade do you teach?
If you're teaching preschool or pre-k, I think it's okay to do more oral-only phonological & phonemic awareness, since many of your students might not have their letter sounds mastered.
If you're teaching kindergarten, you'll want to start bringing in letters sooner rather than later, even if it's just by modeling.
Can I get a copy of your inventor, explorer, and navigator sheet, please
Thanks for reaching out! Here is the link to check out my Phonological Awareness games. Each game set includes the 3 levels of difficulty (voyager, explorer, inventor): littleslovelearning.com/product-category/phonological-awareness/
Thank you for all of the wonderful information. Feeling very inspired for the upcoming school year.
Yay! You're so welcome! Wishing you a wonderful year! :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You're so welcome!
Teaching phonemic awareness is a little intimidating to some of us that are teaching at home. Thank you for making it much easier to understand.
You're so welcome! I'm so happy to hear that these videos help!
This is a very helpful video. Thank you for explaining it so well. Are you going to create more phonological awareness worksheets?
I'm so glad it was helpful! Yes, I'll be creating one pack of games for each theme I teach, which will be 20 themes + holidays.
Great concepts and ideas!
Thank you so much!
Thk u! overwhelmed but convinced and excited? Do you have a resource that acts as a roadmap for monthly lesson planning?
I know it can feel overwhelming, but just take baby steps and you'll get where you want to go!
I teach through themes, so I follow my order of themes (which you can see at littleslovelearning.com/themes if you're interested!)
Then I layer on my literacy lessons (alphabet introduction and high-frequency words if applicable) with those themes.
I'll be creating a set of phonological awareness games (like I shared in the video) for each theme I teach. That way, I can use these games along with my theme.
The other thing to keep in mind is every class is different, so it's important to use assessments and progress monitoring tools to make sure you're focusing on areas they need to grow (and not focusing on areas they've already mastered).
This video is very helpful. I am going to incorporate more of all these awareness ideas to better help my students be able to read better as they approach kindergarten.
Yay! I'm so happy to hear that! I promise you these concepts will help, and their kindergarten teachers will thank you :)
Love the umbrella! Very helpful and makes it all more understandable for the teacher, student, and parent!🤍
Thank you so much!