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Developing phonemic awareness

This video shows a modelled example of activities for developing phonemic awareness.

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Year level
Foundation, Year 1, Year 2
Purpose
Family and carer support, Teaching resource
Topic
Phonological and phonemic awareness
Audience
Teachers, Families and carers
Format
Video
Learning area
English
General capabilities
Literacy
Publisher

State of Queensland (Department of Education)

Copyright

© State of Queensland (Department of Education)

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