https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf A comprehensive guide to understanding and teaching foundational literacy skills: Concept of Print, Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Letter-Naming Knowledge en-us 2025-08-07 19:48:17 UTC 2025-08-07 19:48:29 UTC hello@padlet.com ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027576 - Holding books right-side up
- Understanding that words are read left to right
- Recognizing the difference between text and illustrations
- Understanding that spaces separate words
- Identifying basic text features (title, author, front/back cover)]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027576 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027577 - Ages 3-4: Basic book handling
- Ages 4-5 (PreK): Direction of print, page turning
- Ages 5-6 (Kindergarten): Complete print awareness including spaces between words and punctuation
- Grade 1: Advanced concepts like text features and organization]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027577 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027578 - One-on-one assessment using a specially designed book
- Measures book handling, directionality, and concept of words

2. Print and Word Awareness (PAWA) Assessment:
- Evaluates children's understanding of print features
- Includes tasks like pointing to where to start reading

3. Running Records:
- Observational tool to assess directional movement and return sweep]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027578 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027597
Procedure:
1. Write a morning message in front of students
2. Use a pointer to track text while reading
3. Highlight spaces between words
4. Invite students to circle punctuation marks
5. Have students practice tracking print

Research shows this interactive approach helps students internalize print concepts while building classroom community.]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027597 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027598 - Use bilingual books to demonstrate print concepts in both languages
- Incorporate culturally relevant texts
- Provide visual supports for directional terms

2. For Students with Dyslexia:
- Use highlighting strips or reading windows
- Implement multisensory approaches (tracing letters while reading)
- Provide enlarged text with clear spacing]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027598 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027600 - Recognizing and producing rhymes
- Counting syllables
- Blending and segmenting syllables
- Identifying words in sentences
- Understanding alliteration]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027600 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027601 - Ages 3-4: Rhyme recognition and production
- Ages 4-5 (PreK): Sentence segmentation, syllable blending
- Ages 5-6 (K): Syllable segmentation, onset-rime manipulation
- Grade 1: Advanced phonological manipulation]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027601 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027612 - Quick assessment of various phonological skills
- Provides benchmark and progress monitoring data

2. PAST (Phonological Awareness Screening Test):
- Comprehensive assessment of phonological skill development
- Helps identify specific areas of difficulty

3. Informal Assessment:
- Teacher-created activities for rhyming and syllable counting
- Observation during music and movement activities]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027612 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027626
Procedure:
1. Select picture cards with common rhyming patterns
2. Model sorting pictures by rhyming sounds
3. Guide students in collaborative sorting
4. Practice independent sorting
5. Create new rhyming words

Research supports the effectiveness of explicit rhyme instruction through sorting activities.]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027626 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027627 - Use pictures and gestures to support sound recognition
- Include rhyming words from students' home languages
- Provide additional practice with English sound patterns

2. For Students with Dyslexia:
- Incorporate movement and rhythm activities
- Use manipulatives for syllable counting
- Break tasks into smaller steps with frequent review]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027627 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027629 - Isolating individual sounds
- Blending sounds into words
- Segmenting words into individual sounds
- Manipulating sounds (adding, deleting, substituting)
- Identifying initial, medial, and final sounds]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027629 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027630 - Ages 5-6 (K): Initial and final sound isolation
- Grade 1: Complete phoneme segmentation and blending
- Grade 2: Advanced phoneme manipulation

Note: This is the most sophisticated level of phonological awareness and typically develops after broader phonological awareness skills.]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027630 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027637 - Measures ability to segment three and four phoneme words
- Timed assessment providing fluency data

2. Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation:
- Individual assessment of segmentation ability
- Provides detailed diagnostic information

3. Informal Phoneme Manipulation Tasks:
- Teacher-created activities for sound manipulation
- Observation during word play activities]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027637 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027644
Procedure:
1. Draw boxes representing each sound in a word
2. Model pushing a counter into each box while saying each sound
3. Practice with simple CVC words
4. Progress to more complex words
5. Remove counters and transition to writing letters

Research indicates sound boxes effectively develop phoneme segmentation skills.]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027644 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027645 - Focus on sounds that may not exist in their first language
- Use visual and tactile cues for sound production
- Provide extra practice with challenging English phonemes

2. For Students with Dyslexia:
- Use colored tokens for different sounds
- Incorporate mirror work for sound production
- Provide immediate corrective feedback]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027645 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027649 - Recognizing and naming uppercase letters
- Recognizing and naming lowercase letters
- Understanding letter-sound relationships
- Identifying letters in different fonts
- Writing letters correctly]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027649 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027651 - Ages 2-3: Beginning to recognize some letters, especially in name
- Ages 3-4: Recognition of several uppercase letters
- Ages 4-5 (PreK): Recognition of many uppercase and some lowercase letters
- Ages 5-6 (K): Recognition of all uppercase and lowercase letters]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027651 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027663 - Measures speed and accuracy of letter recognition
- Provides normative data for comparison

2. Clay's Letter Identification Task:
- Individual assessment of letter knowledge
- Multiple ways to identify letters (name, sound, word)

3. Alphabet Recognition Inventories:
- Teacher-created assessments
- Can include various fonts and contexts]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027663 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027685
Procedure:
1. Introduce letter with visual and auditory cues
2. Practice letter formation in sand or shaving cream
3. Create letters with playdough
4. Find letters in environmental print
5. Sort letters by features

Research supports multi-sensory approaches for letter learning.]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027685 ksmith1563 https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027686 - Connect letters to familiar words in both languages
- Use alphabet books in home language
- Provide environmental print in multiple languages

2. For Students with Dyslexia:
- Use tactile letters and surfaces
- Implement systematic letter introduction
- Provide frequent review and practice opportunities]]> 2025-08-07 19:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ksmith1563/kf1p85gpzdqrkwdf/wish/3538027686