Phonological+Awareness+Development

Phonological Awareness Skill Sequence

Skill Example Typically Mastered

Isolating words in sentence ||
 * **Word**

She/ is/ a/ good/ player. ||

Preschool || Recognition Production ||
 * **Rhyme**

Does //glass// rhyme with //pass// What rhymes with //blue// ||

Preschool Kindergarten || Blending Segmentation Deletion ||
 * **Syllable**

//pan + cake = pancake// swim/suit Say //hotdog// without //hot// ||

Preschool Kindergarten Kindergarten || Isolation of initial/final sound Blending Complete segmentation ||
 * **Phoneme**

What is the first sound in //fox// What am I saying? //f- ence// What are the sound in //bag// ||

Kindergarten 1st grade 1st grade || Addition Deletion ||
 * **Manipulation of sounds**

Add /t/ to //an// Say //meat// without /m/ Say //play// without /p/ Say //play// without /l/ ||

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Kg-1st grade 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; text-align: left;">**Substitution** ||

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">Say //yard// and instead of /y/ say /h/  ||

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">1st-3rd grade || //Spot// to //stop// What is changing each time? ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; text-align: left;">**Transposition** || <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">//wristwatch// becomes //watchwrist//

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">1st-3rd grade ||

Adapted from: Phonological Awareness for Speech/Language Pathologist and their Educational Partners By: Louisiana Department of Education, Cecil J. Picard https://www.doe.state.la.us/lda/uploads/4630.pdf