Reading Components Online Bulletin Board Part 1: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Fluency by Ashley Stacks

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One developmentally appropriate classroom activity to support development of phonemic awareness.

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A simple activity is using playdough and picture cards. Place a picture card in front of your students and ask them what they see – it may be a bat. Ask them, how many sounds can you hear in bat? Then have them create three playdough balls. Have them squash the balls as the segment the word /b/ /a/ /t/. Then have them roll those ‘squashed’ balls together to blend the phonemes together again.

Resource to assist families with developing the component at home

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One developmentally appropriate classroom activity to support development of fluency.

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Students take turns reading aloud. Teacher goes first to provide a model of what good fluent reading sounds like.

One developmentally appropriate classroom activity to support the development of phonics.

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Rhyme Time, this activity encourages students to create and recite rhymes

Resources to assist families with developing phonics at home.

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Resource to assist families with developing phonics at home.

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Resource to assist families with developing fluency at home.

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Resource to assist families with developing fluency at home.

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Resource to assist families with developing phonemic awareness at home.

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Phonemic Awareness Definition

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Phonemic awareness is defined as the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds in spoken words (Marshall, 2023).

Phonics Definition

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Phonics is defined as a method of teaching people to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system.

Fluency Definition

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Fluency is defined as reading expressively with accuracy and at a good pace (NSW Department of Education, 2020).

NSW Department of Education. (2020). Fluency. Education.nsw.gov.au. https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/literacy-and-numeracy/teaching-and-learning-resources/literacy/effective-reading-in-the-early-years-of-school/fluency

ashleystacks13 — 2025-09-01 01:19:39 UTC

Marshall, J. (2023, August 2). What Is Phonemic Awareness? A Guide for Educators and Families. We Are Teachers. https://www.weareteachers.com/what-is-phonemic-awareness/

ashleystacks13 — 2025-09-01 01:20:22 UTC

Marshall, J. (2023, August 2). What Is Phonemic Awareness? A Guide for Educators and Families. We Are Teachers. https://www.weareteachers.com/what-is-phonemic-awareness/

Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Activity to Support Development of Vocabulary

ashleystacks13 — 2025-09-03 16:49:30 UTC

Creating a word all is an excellent way to help kindergarten students learn new words and remember them. Hang a large poster board on the wall and write new words on it as they are introduced.

Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Activity to Support Development of Comprehension.

ashleystacks13 — 2025-09-03 16:52:02 UTC

Storytelling is a great way to support the development of comprehension in kindergarten. This can be done by the teacher telling a short story and then asking the students to retell the story back in their own words.

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Resources to Assist Families with Developing Vocabulary at Home

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Resources to Assist Families with Developing Vocabulary at Home

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Resources to Assist Families with Developing Comprehension at Home

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Resources to Assist Families with Developing Comprehension at Home

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Vocabulary Definition

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A list or group of words used in a particular language.

Comprehension Definition

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The action or capability of understanding something.

Books and Online Resources

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Platforms like Reading Eggs, Starfall, and ABCmouse offer a wide range of materials to support reading development. These include reading apps, websites, videos, and games.

Library Resources

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Libraries provide a wealth of resources, including books, magazines, educational videos, and games. They also host story time events and other reading-based activities.

Interactive Educational Games

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Games like "Can You Find the Uppercase Letter A?" and "Can You Find the Lowercase Letter a?" help develop letter identification skills through fun and engaging activities.