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Ready To Learn: Phonemic and Phonological Awareness

$4.25

Phonemic awareness is one of the biggest predictors of reading success. Without a strong foundation in hearing, identifying, and manipulating sounds, kids will struggle with decoding, spelling, and fluency. The good news? These skills can be taught in just minutes a day—and this resource makes it easy! With simple, structured, and engaging activities, you can give kids the tools they need to become confident, capable readers.

Designed for Kindergarten and Grade 1, this 36-week program provides daily, low-prep exercises that build essential reading foundations in just five minutes a day. Try it for free HERE

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⭐ What’s Inside?

  • 36 weeks of no-prep oral phonemic and phonological awareness 5-minute oral activities
  • Scope and sequence for all skills and 36 weeks
  • Letter cards

⭐18 Essential Skills covered:

  • Adding Phonemes – Inserting sounds into words to create new ones
  • Alliteration – Identifying repeated initial sounds in words
  • Blending Phonemes – Combining sounds to form words for fluency
  • Changing Phonemes – Substituting one sound for another to make a new word
  • Continuous Blending – Stretching sounds together smoothly to decode words
  • Deleting Phonemes – Removing sounds from words to form new ones
  • First & Last Sound – Recognizing the beginning and ending sounds in words
  • Isolating Phonemes – Identifying individual sounds in words
  • Middle & Last Sound – Distinguishing sounds in different word positions
  • Middle Phonemes – Recognizing vowel sounds within words
  • Onset-Rime – Strengthening decoding by identifying word beginnings and endings
  • Phoneme Substitution – Replacing one sound with another to change a word
  • Rhyme Recognition – Developing an ear for sound patterns
  • Segmenting Phonemes – Breaking words into individual sounds for stronger spelling and reading
  • Sentence Segmenting – Recognizing individual words in a sentence
  • Sort by Middle Sound – Grouping words based on vowel sounds
  • Sort Middle Phonemes – Differentiating between various vowel sounds
  • Syllable Segmenting – Breaking words into syllables to build word awareness

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

  • 5-minute, low-prep activities fit seamlessly into any routine.
  • Covers 17 essential skills that build strong phonological and phonemic awareness.
  • Progressive skill-building reinforces concepts and introduces new challenges.
  • Designed for ALL learners, making phonemic awareness fun and accessible.
  • Perfect for classrooms & home use, supporting early literacy development.

Make phonemic and phonological awareness a daily habit with this simple, structured, and effective resource!

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