Rhyme: A phonological awareness activity

Yolanda Soryl teaches New Zealand 5 year old New Entrant (reception) pupils phonological awareness through a phoneme (sound) counting activity. The children learn how to hear and identify each sound in a word. This phonemic awareness is a vital skill for later success in spelling. Research has well established the link between phonological awareness and success in literacy. This activity is from Developing Phonological Awareness - a handbook for parents and teachers of children from birth to confident readers, with lots of practical advice, activities and suggestions for making phonological awareness easy and fun to share together. Yolanda trains teachers internationally on how to incorporate phonics in a balanced literacy programme. For more information go to www.phonicstraining.co.nz