Phonemic Awareness

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What is Phonemic Awareness?

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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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The smallest unit of sound in a word that can change its meaning.

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What is the medial sound in a word?

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The sound that appears in the middle of a word.

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What is the final sound in a word?

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The sound that appears at the end of a word.

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What is an example of a word with the medial sound 'e'?

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The word 'hen' has 'e' as the medial sound.

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What is an example of a word with the final sound 't'?

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The word 'cat' has 't' as the final sound.

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What is an example of a word with the final sound 'n'?

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The word 'can' has 'n' as the final sound.

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How many phonemes are in the word 'dog'?

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The word 'dog' has three phonemes: d, o, g.

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What is blending in phonemic awareness?

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Combining individual sounds to form a word.

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What is segmenting in phonemic awareness?

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Breaking a word down into its individual sounds.