Phonemic Awareness

Phoneme counting is the process of identifying and counting the individual sounds, or phonemes, in a word. For example, you can break the word "cat" into its phonemes, which are /c/ /a/ /t/, making it a total of three phonemes.

Phoneme isolation is the ability to identify a specific sound in a word, such as the first, middle or last sound.

Phoneme isolation is a phonemic awareness skill that's important for developing literacy and language skills.

Phoneme segmentation is the ability to break down a word into its individual sounds, or phonemes. For example, the word "cat" can be segmented into the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/

Phoneme segmentation is a key part of developing phonemic awareness, which is a strong predictor of reading success. It's an essential skill for reading and writing because it helps children learn the relationships between letters, letter patterns, and sounds. 

Phoneme blending is the ability to combine individual sounds, or phonemes, to create a word. For example, blending the sounds /c/ /a/ /t/ together creates the word "cat". 

Phoneme blending is an important phonemic awareness skill that children need to learn to become readers. It's also a skill that children will use when they start writing.

Phoneme substitution is the process of replacing a phoneme in a word with another phoneme to create a new word. For example, changing the /b/ sound in the word “bat” to a /c/ sound creates the new word “cat.”

Phoneme substitution is a key part of developing phonemic awareness, which is the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in spoken language.

Phoneme addition is the process of adding a phoneme to a word to create a new word. For example, adding the phoneme /b/ to the beginning of the word “at” creates the word “bat.”

Phoneme deletion is the process of removing a phoneme from a word to create a new word. For example, a student might remove the /b/ from the word “bat” to create the word “at.”

A word rhymes when the last vowel sound and everything after it sounds the same. For example, the words “bat” and “cat” rhyme because they both end in the sounds /a/ /t/.