4. Module 11: Becoming Proficient in Phonological Awareness

Module 11 will focus on developing proficiency in phonological awareness. It aligns with the information included in Chapter 8 in the Equipped for Reading Success manual.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will...

  • learn how to promote proficient phonological awareness.
  • learn how to track student progress in phonological awareness.
  • become familiar with the developmental teaching hierarchy of phonological awareness skills.
  • know and understand the stages students go through to become  proficient in phonological awareness.

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Assessment 

Test yourself:

  1. What are the 3 stages that students go through to become skilled in phonological awareness?
  2. Name the 4 parts of the Multi-sensory Stage.
  3. What is the Developmental Hierarchy of Teaching? How many steps does it have?
  4. Name two strategies that scaffold and promote phonemic proficiency.
  5. State the importance of phonemic proficiency in learning to read.