What is phonemic awareness?

Phonemic awareness is the ability to

• “recognize that a spoken word consists of a sequence of individual sounds" (Ball and Blachman 1991)
• “manipulate individual sounds in the speech stream" (Yopp 1988)

• Developing awareness of sounds
• What are phonemic awareness skills?

• Concept module: phonemic awareness
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): P
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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