One of the articles I chose was the Yopp and Yopp article about supporting phonemic awareness development in the classroom was full of great ideas! I really like that the article points out that phonemic awareness is only one part of a much broader literacy program. Using a song, chant, rhyming game, or storybook once a day can greatly increase a child's phonemic awareness. The article suggests a sequence for teaching the basics on this topic an focus on rhyming at first, then syllable units, onset and rime, and then phonemes. All of these processes build on each other and can greatly benefit a child during the foundational stages of reading. I like the idea of incorporating letter recognition and use of letters in to learning the sounds. Kill two birds with one stone! A good idea is using phonemic awareness (like reading) throughout the curriculum and incorporating this type of learning throughout the day. An idea for an activity that I would love to use in my classroom one day (if I teach really young students) is The Hungry Thing. The teacher reads the book to the class and has them make predictions about rhymes. For example "schmancakes" would really mean pancakes. The story goes on and on about a hungry creature that asks for all kinds of silly rhyming foods. The children get to make up their own silly words and have the other children guess what food they are talking about. The story sounds really cute and the way it is describes makes it sound like a lot of fun too! Also, there are two additional books available like this that the teacher can use throughout the year. All of the activities seem fun and engaging. I really like that everything I read about the foundations of phonemic awareness emphasize that it should be fun! Games and songs should be used when teaching children about letter sounds, they will be having so much fun they won't even know they are learning!
I got online an explored other phonemic awareness activities and found this helpful website, check it out!
I read a few blogs that mentions the use of magnets for learning rhyming words, blending letters, working with phonemes, letter recognition, syllables, etc. and found this great idea for a game! The children are using magnetic letters and race to assemble words. They hit the light button in front of them when they want the teacher to come check their answer. I think this is a great idea!
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