Phonemic Awareness

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What is Phonemic Awareness?

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Phonemic Awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word that can distinguish one word from another.

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What is the initial sound in the word 'cat'?

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The initial sound in 'cat' is /k/.

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What is the medial sound in the word 'bat'?

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The medial sound in 'bat' is /æ/.

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What is the final sound in the word 'dog'?

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The final sound in 'dog' is /g/.

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How many phonemes are in the word 'stop'?

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The word 'stop' has four phonemes: /s/, /t/, /o/, /p/.

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What is blending in phonemic awareness?

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Blending is the ability to combine individual sounds to form a word.

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What is segmenting in phonemic awareness?

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Segmenting is the ability to break a word down into its individual sounds.

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What is the initial sound in the word 'fish'?

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The initial sound in 'fish' is /f/.

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What is the medial sound in the word 'sand'?

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The medial sound in 'sand' is /æ/.