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Tips from a
Speech-Language Therapist
Lindsay Brown tells RemSpecED that in the
pre-school classroom, phonemic awareness activities can be
weaved into everyday routines and tasks.
The focus of the activities should be on
sounds in speech. These activities should fit into a
meaning-based framework. Phonemic awareness should not be
addressed as an abstract isolated skill to be acquired through
drill type activities. It can be a natural, functional part of
literacy experiences throughout the day. As Hallie Yopp stated (Yopp,
1995) "Phonemic awareness is not an end to itself rather, it is
one aspect of literacy development."
She has provided these following two pieces on
phonemic awareness based games and
language / vocabulary based games to
be tried with her
Phonix in a Box.
Lindsay Brown
Phonix in a Box
Website:
www.phonixinabox.co.za
Cell: 072 323 5644
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