Literacy

Phonemic Awareness Activities

At Kismet Park during the Phonics reviews sessions, your child will start to practice breaking apart blends by adding and deleting the initial sound in a word. Your child has learned that a blend is: two consonants that slide or blend together, but keep their individual sounds. This practice will continue your child on the path towards phonemic proficiency. 

Consider using the following activities at home to further support with your child: 

★ Give your child a word and have them repeat it back to you. Then, add a sound to the beginning and see if they can tell you the new word. Say race→ add */b/ to the beginning and the word is? → brace Say car → add */s/ to the beginning and the word is?→ scar Say lash → add */f/ to the beginning and the word is? → flash 

★ Give your child a word and have them repeat it back to you. Then, take away the first sound and see if they can tell you the new word. Say blink→ without */b/ what’s left is? → link Say crane→ without */c/ what’s left is? → rain Say space→ without */s/ what’s left is? → pace 

★ Make it Multi-sensory! Legos or blocks can work great to support this skill! For example, use blocks to build the sounds of a word. Add or remove a block (sound) at the beginning to give your child visual support for what is happening with the sounds in that word.

★ Books to enjoy together: Look for these books at the library that support phonological awareness! 

• Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson 
• Some Smug Slug by Pamela Duncan 
• Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements 

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