Phonemic Awareness
Ready-to-Use Lessons, Activities, and Games
- Victoria Groves Scott - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Phonological Awareness & Phonics
"The activities and games are so creative, exciting, and fun that any child would be eager to participate. I cannot wait to use these in my classroom!"
—Sonia Trehan Kelly, Director
Blue River Montessori School, Duxbury, MA
"Teachers need to understand how phonemic awareness develops over time, especially in young students, so that they can sequence and pace their lessons appropriately. The author provides many useful lists of tasks that teachers can practice with and reflect on."
—Marta Ann Gardner, Literacy Coach
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
Teach phonemic awareness in "phun" and creative ways!
Phonemic awareness has been identified by the National Reading Panel as a critical part of reading success. This easy-to-use, teacher-friendly book presents elementary educators with a well-organized and thoughtful review of phonemic awareness instruction.
The second edition of Phonemic Awareness contains an updated collection of 48 lessons for children in Grades K–3 or students in Grades 4–6 who have difficulty reading. While the activities are sequenced around particular phonemes or sounds, teachers can reorganize and sequence them according to skills such as identification, blending, rhyming, segmentation, deletion, or manipulation. With updated pictures and graphics to make concepts clearer for students, this new edition provides:
- An easy-to-read overview of phonemic awareness
- Scripted lesson plans for immediate use
- Progress charts to track student development
- 50 reproducible forms
- Fun and playful games and activities for teaching particular phonemes
This exceptional, field-tested guide provides elementary teachers, literacy coaches, and reading specialists with a balance of consistency and variety in lessons that lead students through lively activities.
“This book is a must in any early childhood classroom. The lessons are concisely written and easy to implement. The activities and games are so creative, exciting, and fun that any child would be eager to participate. I cannot wait to use these in my classroom!”
"Teachers need to understand how phonemic awareness develops over time, especially in young students, so that they can sequence and pace their lessons appropriately. The author provides many useful lists of tasks that teachers can practice with and reflect on."
“The lessons are presented in such a clear, concise manner that they're appealing to read. I do not need to wade through a ton of verbiage to get to the meat of the activities.”
"Scott understands the importance of phonemic awareness in reading and spelling. Her book is based on research, comes from direct experience with teaching students, and gives practical lessons that can be adpated for many age groups."
"Research has proven the importance of phonemic awareness skills in children's reading. This book will guide you to success from one skill to the next. It is written with teacher application in mind and is based on a solid foundation of research and real practice in the classroom. Scott's book is packed with stimulating games, activities, and ready-to-use lessons on every page."
"Phonemic awareness is the base for establishing a child’s literacy development. This teacher-friendly book is a wonderful guide: children learn while having fun! It’s a must-have for a beginning teacher!"
