Phonemic Awareness Songs & Rhymes by Kimberly Jordano and Trisha Callella (Jordano, K and Callella, T (1998). Phonemic Awareness: Songs & Rhymes. Creative Teaching Press, Inc.) Material Review Pan Dechnarong

Intended Audience  Kindergarten teachers  Parents  ESL/EFL teachers  Children  ESL/EFL teachers  Beginners (concepts– IPA)

Philosophy  Phonemic Awareness  To examine language independent of meaning  To see relationships between sounds in words  To rearrange sounds to create new words  To raise the awareness of how letters and words are used in oral language  Listen and manipulate

Exercises and Activities  Activity cards and song sheets  Phonemes– Individual sound units  Minimal pairs (beginning, middle, ending sounds in words)  Rhyming words  Syllables  Spelling  Use as a resource to help lay a foundation for phonics instruction

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