Phonological awareness is one of those tasks that many feel is a skill that only primary teachers need to address.
However, for many students who struggle to read or spell with accuracy - a phonological processing issue is at the heart of it.
This means that we need to explicitly teach phonological awareness skills until they’re mastered. Now that being said, we need to be thoughtful and strategic in HOW we are doing this.
Check out this week’s intervention tip of the week video below to learn about how we differentiate for both:
Age & Grade Level
as well as
Ability - Strengths & Weaknesses
in our Literacy Intervention sessions!
And Consider…
Not every student needs the same kind of phonological awareness practice, and that’s okay. The goal isn’t to give everyone a different lesson. It’s to recognize the skills each student needs and make thoughtful adjustments so your instruction meets them where they are.
If you’re looking for practical ways to make that happen, our on-demand training, Building Phonological Awareness that Actually Supports Useful Skills, walks you through the key skill areas, how to choose what to target based on your instructional goals, and how to build a simple, flexible routine into the reading instruction you’re already doing.
You’ll also receive the Phonological Awareness Toolkit, which includes an editable 10-Part PA Drill, task cards, games and activities for differentiating instruction, progress-monitoring records, grade-level benchmarks, and guides for connecting phonological awareness to reading and spelling. With a real-student demonstration, a one-hour PD certificate, and lifetime access to the training and materials, you’ll have practical support you can return to as your students’ needs change.