Phonolocigal awareness

Question 1

what is phonological awareness?

Answer 1

e knowledge of sounds (i.e. the sounds that letters make) and how they go together to make words.

Question 2

what age should rhyme awareness emerge?

Answer 2

2-3years/ 24–30 months

Question 3

When does ability to make rhyme emerge?

Answer 3

3-4 years- 30-36 months

Question 4

What are the implications if child cannot produce rhyme at 30-36 months?

Answer 4

he child may struggle with recognising similarities in letter patterns in words (e.g. cat, hat, mat, bat)

Question 5

how many many years is 30-36 months?

Answer 5

3-4 years

Question 6

At what age should children be able to clap/count syllables in words?

Answer 6

50% of 4 year olds, 4-5

Question 7

e.g. of counting syllable

Answer 7

com/pu/ter

Question 8

at what age can a child recognise/produce words with the same beginning sound e.g. cat-cup

Answer 8

4-5 years

Question 9

at what age can a child segments/blends words by onset/rime (e.g. s+un= sun) OR given sounds, can blend them into a word

Answer 9

4-5 year

Question 10

At what age can child Counts sounds in words (e.g. dog- d-o-g = 3 sounds).

Answer 10

te: 50% of children achieve this by age 5]

Question 11

what phonological awareness is expected of a child at 4-5 years?

Answer 11

counting syllables
recognising/producing words with same initial sound
segments/blend words by onset/rime
count sounds in words

Question 12

If miles are not met at 4-5 what implications?

Answer 12

The child may struggle with: spelling longer words accurately as they will be unable to chunk them into smaller more manageable parts
:articulating longer words and recognising similar word patterns
: with spelling words accurately