What is phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, phonics? How to teach it & FREE continuum guide!

Hi y'all! In this video I will explain the differences between phonological awareness and phonemic awareness by walking you through each of these continuums and sharing examples of each skill. I will also touch on phonics as there will be a separate video about the phonics continuum. At the end of the video I share activity examples my students complete in the classroom. I also created phonological awareness and phonemic awareness continuum guides that you can find in my Teachers Pay Teachers store linked below.
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TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
00:32 What is phonological awareness?
01:10 Phonological awareness continuum
02:10 Rhyming
04:05 Alliteration
04:37 Sentence segmentation
05:21 Syllable segmentation
06:38 Onset and rime
07:21 What is phonemic awareness?
11:03 What is phonics?
13:16 Continuum guides
13:43 Classroom activities
20:01 Thanks for watching!
⬇️ Below you can find links to all referenced resources in this video!
Preferably Pre-K TPT / FREE phonological awareness continuum guide: www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
FREE syllables and rhymes recording sheets: www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
The Measured Mom / FREE syllable clip cards: www.themeasuredmom.com/fun-sy...
FREE rhyming clip cards: www.themeasuredmom.com/teach-...
FREE beginning sounds clip cards: www.themeasuredmom.com/52-fre...
Simply Special Ed TPT / Beginning sounds clip cards: www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
The Moffatt Girls TPT / CVC word booklets: www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...
One Sharp Bunch by Ashley Sharp TPT / CVC word boxers (phoneme segmentation): www.teacherspayteachers.com/P...

[@PreferablyPreK]

Did you have an "aha" moment? 🤔

[@marybethanderson4354]

You did a fantastic job of not only scaffolding, but explaining and providing strong instructional routines aligned to the WHY and the HOW!

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate it 😊

[@EnglishTimeNakanojo]

The whole PA umbrella can be confusing for many trained and untrained educators but that's no reason to take shortcuts when releasing content as important as this! You did an excellent job of explaining everything! It is the most accurate explanation of phonological awareness on KZbin. FYI I don't know if hashtags work in the comments, but I'll try anyway 🤷‍♂lol #mustwatch #teachenglish #learnenglish #esl

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you so much for your comment! ❤️ I totally agree that it can be so confusing, but it's so important to understand it. I did not comprehend it at all in college and not fully until about my 5th year of teaching. Once I understood it though, I wanted to break it down in a simple way for others to understand 😊

[@CoachNT]

I learned more from this video than I did in a class I took. Thank you!

[@PreferablyPreK]

You're so welcome and thanks so much for your comment! ❤️ And it's so sad that your experience is many future teachers' experience, including myself. I wanted to summarize and condense this important topic because I know I did not understand it when I took an early literacy class in college.

[@michawill6599]

Incredible. Possibly the best video I've watched in the 10 years I've been on KZbin. Came for the phonemic awareness for my son, I know your resources will help him. School are not meeting his needs. Will let you know progress..

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you so much for your comment! I'm happy my video was helpful 😊

[@ccc919]

Thank you for this amazing video. After all my years teaching kinder I still appreciate videos focusing on the foundational skills our kiddos need and the great ideas to teach them. Thank you so much!

[@PreferablyPreK]

Yes, foundational skills are so important! And I feel like it took me a few years to fully understand them 😅 thanks so much for your comment! 😊❤

[@readingbulilit1089]

Oh goodness, your video is so helpful! Thank you so much! You're brilliant!

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear that it's helpful 😊

[@karamaguire4649]

Thank you so much. I am preparing for the Foundations of Reading test and you really help me clarify so much. Thank you so much.

[@PreferablyPreK]

Glad it was helpful! Good luck on your test 😊

[@edwardtedrow4357]

Excellent presentation!

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you for your comment! I appreciate it! I hope it helped 👍🏼

[@receematt5797]

Excellent video. I am learning so much and feel absolutely more confident than I was. Just a quick note. I saw where the word "balloon" was shown to have 3 syllables. I didn't know that! I always broke it down to 2. Very Interesting. Looking forward to watching more of your videos.

[@PreferablyPreK]

That's wonderful to hear! I'm glad it's helpful. Thank you for your comment! And where did you see that about balloon? It does have 2 syllables, bal-loon.

[@isabelmariamendezrochaorop3374]

Love this video… so very helpful! 💗

[@PreferablyPreK]

Awesome! 👍🏼Thank you for your comment! 😊

[@isabelmariamendezrochaorop3374]

@@PreferablyPreK I teach first grade in CA. I will definitely be sharing you video with my grade level since we have students who need these foundational skills.

[@PreferablyPreK]

@@isabelmariamendezrochaorop3374 wonderful! It's important to understand these skills in order to help our students. Thanks for sharing!

[@zandiezzz690]

Thank you for sharing this brilliant ideas dear❤

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you for your comment! You're welcome ❤️

[@jacquilineregodon7281]

You did it great thank you

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you for your comment 😊

[@user-xz4lc1nh2m]

super helpful

[@PreferablyPreK]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for you comment!

[@verovial08able]

Are you a bilingual teacher? I just wanted to tell you that I love watching your videos. I am not a native Englush speaker, my first language is Spanish and I am about to start my certification as a teacher here in Texas and your videos are helping me a lot. Thank you very much! 😃👍👍

[@PreferablyPreK]

Hola! 😁 Mi primer idioma también es español pero no estoy certificada como maestra bilingüe. I'm so glad my videos are helpful! Thanks so much for your comment! 😊❤

[@avecadez]

​@@PreferablyPreK Hi I really love this video ❤

[@mouhoublarbi-cherif3255]

Lovely. Thanks, from Algeria

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you!

[@tamikalewis2766]

Thank you

[@PreferablyPreK]

You're welcome 😊

[@ak7470]

God bless you.

[@PreferablyPreK]

Thank you ❤️

[@Teallovesyouu]

Have you have of Heggerty? I also live in Texas and we have no phonics curriculum. I was wondering if it would be a good resources to implement.

[@PreferablyPreK]

I have heard of Heggerty, but only because of the Kinder Tribe teacher Facebook group. It's a very helpful group and teachers have shared the pros and cons of it and how they make it work with their class. I did see that you can download a free sample of it from their website and if you need to invest in your own phonics curriculum, it's not too expensive...

[@Teallovesyouu]

Okay thanks. I will join the group!

[@ahra6598]

Heggerty is phonemic awareness curriculum. But it is not a phonics curriculum. Heggerty has many parts and many teachers seem to break up the lesson through out the day. Or they may skip to segmenting and blending because these skills have the most benefit for reading. There is new research that suggests that tying sounds with grapheme as soon as possible has greater benefit than just phoneme alone.

[@Teallovesyouu]

@@ahra6598 thank you.

[@Teallovesyouu]

@@ahra6598 do you suggest a good curriculum? We have no phonemic awareness curriculum…

[@seekpeace494]

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[@PreferablyPreK]

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[@ninilovenana]

I want to help my dyslexic child with phonological and phonemic awareness but she is older and become offended when she sees such little childish words, is there a program with bigger words as to not make her feel like she’s doing baby work?

[@PreferablyPreK]

Hi there! The only program that comes to mind is Heggerty. Here is the link to one of their resources, you can browse and determine if it would fit your child's needs. Hope it helps: heggerty.org/product/bridge-the-gap-intervention/

[@shoaibwarsi3338]

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[@PreferablyPreK]

🤣🤣🤣 thank you! 😊

[@aaliyahmckethan1548]

When are you going to post your next video

[@PreferablyPreK]

Hi there! I should post this Sunday. Thanks so much for your patience ❤❤

[@aaliyahmckethan1548]

Your welcome

[@anum-mhanif]

You have a nasal voice.

[@PreferablyPreK]

Yes, I do!