Teach Phonological Awareness
Develop phonological awareness skills as a foundation for learning sound-symbol relationships.
Planning Instruction
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Phonological Awareness All Day Long
Listen to a preschool teacher explain how to incorporate phonological awareness activities, including explicit instruction and small group learning. Download Phonological Awareness Resource Books for instructional activities.
Presentations
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Phonological Awareness All Day Long
In this slideshow a preschool teacher shows how phonological awareness instruction can be integrated into daily classroom activities.
Interviews
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About Oceans: Integrating Language and Literacy Activities
Watch a teacher talk about how she developed a thematic unit on oceans to teach preschool language and literacy skills. -
Letters vs. Phonemes
Listen to reading expert Dr. Louisa Moats explain the importance of teaching phonemes in addition to letters. -
Phonemic Segmentation
See reading expert Dr. Louisa Moats demonstrate activities for teaching phonemic segmentation and connecting sounds to letters. -
Letters and Sounds
View a video of a teacher demonstrating an effective phonemic awareness activity with kindergarten students.
Helping Teachers to Improve Practice and Monitor Progress
Personal Literacy Plan: Using Assessment Data to Guide Instruction
Ready to Learn created this tool as a quick way to see where children are in literacy development. In Keeping Track of Student Progress With Portfolios, the literacy coach talks about how staff use the plan to understand and support learning.
Presentations
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Phonological Awareness: A Sequential Approach
Watch this slideshow to learn about a framework for organizing and using a phonological awareness developmental scope and sequence.
Interviews
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Phonological Awareness: Developmental Continuum
In this video, a program director talks about the importance of teaching phonological awareness skills in preschool. -
Keeping Track of Student Progress With Portfolios
Hear a coach explain the purpose and use of the Personal Literacy Plan for tracking student progress. -
Using Evaluation Data to Improve Teaching
Listen to a program director discuss the role of evaluators in helping staff understand how to use data.