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Re: How to begin phonemic awareness in a child with auditory processing concerns

Posted by slp on 4/16/2008, 1:11 pm, in reply to "How to begin phonemic awareness in a child with auditory processing concerns"
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When I introduce rhyming words I use familar pictures or mini toys (CVC words) such as top, bat, cat etc. I ususaly pick pictures with visable sounds to make it easier. I tell them that rhyming words sound the same at the end and repeat that over and over as we work with the words. Start by identifying if two words rhyme (do they sound the same at the end) rather than asking them to name a rhyming word. I stay away from harder to produce sounds (i.e., r, l) and also don't use any consonant blends. You can make it fun by using a game format. You can toss beanie babies when they hear a word that rhymes, or place picture cards in a circle and use a finger puppet that likes to eat rhyming words and then each student grabs the two words that rhyme and throws them into a a small decorated bag or trash can. Go fishing for rhyming words, throw darts, shoot hoops, sing songs etc. Do anything to make it fun.

I usually read a book with rhyming words and then point out the words that rhyme. Before you know it they are identifying the words themselves. Once they can identify words then we move on to naming a word that rhymes with the same picture cards/toys we had been using.

I usually create a plan for a specified number of weeks and each area is covered for about 3 sessions, depending on where the student is with regards to the heierachy (rhyming, initial and final sounds, blending, segmenting). Depending on my schedule and how many students need intervention, I see them 1-2x/wk for 30 minutes and have the kindergarten teachers carry out the same intervention (usually with parent or student helpers) at least for one other session. My school just doesn't have aides to help implement interventions more frequently.

There are a lot of books out there on teaching phonemic awareness skills and I would look into purchasing one, such as Phonemic Awareness in Young Kids (Adams et al., 1998).

Hope this helps.