Phonemic Awareness in Young Children: A Classroom Curriculum (Spiral-bound)

by Marilyn Jager Adams (Author), Barbara R. Foorman (Author), Ingvar Lundberg (Author), Terri Beeler (Author) "Before children can make any sense of the alphabetic principle, they must understand that those sounds that are paired with the letters are one and..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
This curriculum is an example of what we desperately need more of: research-based theory in the classroom. -- American Educator

This is the curriculum in phonemic awareness that many teachers have been waiting for. -- Joseph K. Torgesen, Ph.D.

Use of this program in kindergarten classrooms could result in the identification of children at risk... -- Revue D'Orthophonie et D'Audiologie

Product Description
Phonemic awareness is the first step in any child's journey to literacy, and more than 25% of all children don't master it by third grade. Specifically targeting phonemic awareness, this program helps young children learn to distinguish the individual sounds that make up words and affect their meanings. With the unique screening method that accommodates up to 15 children at a time, educators can gauge the general skill level of the class and identify children who may need additional testing. And teachers can choose from a range of activities to use with the whole class-from simple listening games to more advanced sound manipulation exercises such as rhyming, alliteration, and segmentation.

It has everything teachers need:

teaching objectives
lesson plans and sample scripts
activity adaptations
troubleshooting guidelines
suggested kindergarten and first-grade schedules
an appendix of advanced language games
informal, large group screening tests
guidelines for interpreting screening test results
recommendations for further assessment

The perfect complement to any school's language curriculum, this program takes only 15-20 minutes a day.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 208 pages
• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557663211
• ISBN-13: 978-1557663214
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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97 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book for kindergarten teachers!, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This book was recommended to me by my sister (also a k teacher), and I used these phonemic awareness activities during the last school year -- not only did the activities help my whole class overall, but they also helped me identify which kids were struggling and needed more help. And they were fun for the kids, too, which made teaching it so much easier. My school has been buzzing about phonemic awareness and phonological awareness for a couple of years now, but we haven't had a good way to actually teach it directly until we used these activities. I highly recommend this book!

69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything the classroom teachers need to know and do!, October 16, 1998

By A Customer

Excellent source of developmentally appropriate activities to make phonemic awareness fun. It has activities laid out for each separate area. It should be in the hands of all preK, K and grade 1 teachers, reading teachers, and special educators at even higher levels. A treasure!

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have!!!, June 20, 2001

By	"teacher1996" (Ingleside, TX United States) - See all my reviews

If you are teaching kindergarten through second grade, you must have this and use it in your classroom. It has activities that covers every area of phonemic awareness. It gives you many activities for each section so your children will never get bored with your lessons. Uses all modalities. I can't say enough good things about this book.