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What is phonological awareness?
It is the ability to detect and manipulate the sounds in words independent of word meaning.
Important: Improves reading skills and it can be taught before Ss begin to read.
Teachers: Must have a good pronunciation of the different sounds and when Ss present errors, provide them a feedback, and the correct usage.
For better understanding, watch the next video:

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Phonological awareness training plus letter knowledge

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Phonological awareness training plus letter knowledge

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What does it mean?
It is a general practice designed to enhance phonological awareness, print awareness and important early reading abilities.
Mainly, it teaches the letters of the alphabet and it specific sounds.
Negative effects on:
Oral language.
Positive effects on:
Print knowledge, phonological processing, early reading and writing.

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It is a general practice designed to enhance young kids' phonological awareness.
What does it involve?
It involves many different activities such as identifying, detecting, deleting, segmenting and blending words.

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Designed to develop book appreciation, reading skills and enhancing language in our students.
It involves an adult reading a book to a kid or a small group without much interaction coming from them.

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In short words, it's the shared reading, taking turns to read certain parts of the text. The students become the storytellers and the teacher is an active listener, helper, and questioner.

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Although the adult is reading, it provides a space for kids to share and interact through the text.
It has mixed effects on oral language.

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Keep a constant engaging and motivating attitude before, during and after the process of reading.
Interaction is crucial!
Ask different questions like "Where is the title?" "what do you think the story will be about?" etc.