Assessing phonemic awareness
Read Chapter 6, Phonological awareness.
Print out the assessment sheet below. As you watch the video, use the Assessing phonemic awareness sheet to practise assessing phonemic awareness. Each item scores one point if correct. You can practise many times and discuss your findings.
Assess Thomas’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Assess Luke’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Assess Ally’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Assess Harry’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Assess Jock’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Assess Priscilla’s awareness of the spoken word, syllables, alliteration, rhyme and phoneme.
Videos acknowledgements
Thank you to the children who agreed to help us learn about early reading development and to Helen Bettes, Reading Recovery Tutor.