Phonemic awareness overview

Overview

This document outlines the continuum of phonological and phonemic awareness skills and provides evidence and advice on effective phonemic awareness instruction.

Who is this document for?

Foundation to Year 2 teachers; school leaders. 

What will you learn?

What phonemic awareness is and why it is an important part of phonics lessons.

How to incorporate phonemic awareness into phonics lessons.

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