Shift 2: Phonemic Awareness by Samantha Bernard https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe Which of the phonemic awareness routines are you already using with intentionally? Which of them will you become more intentional about utilizing? en-us 2020-11-29 20:37:43 UTC 2026-02-17 14:52:15 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f60a.png Omar Long 5th https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320077284 I like the idea of creating lessons that use methods other than verbal to allow the students access to the word sounds. The example of fleeing the mouth and throat parts to remember how to pronounce sounds and learn which letters make the sounds. ]]> 2022-09-29 20:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320077284 Leigh Anna https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320080338 I am using the articulatory gestures. Samantha bought some mirrors at the Dollar Store. The students are using them to articulate the sounds correctly, particularly those students who have difficulty with differentiating between certain sounds like "m" and "n".  I will be utilizing all of them, but particularly blending and isolation with the students with whom I'm working.]]> 2022-09-29 20:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320080338 Lisa Gillespie 4th https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320091860 I'd like to try using the mirrors during my intervention group time. I've seen the mirrors used in different settings( for example speech time). Hopefully, this will help a lot of my students that have trouble distinguishing between similar sounds.]]> 2022-09-29 21:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320091860 Michelle Bunkelman https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320096212 I have been using Elkonin boxes for phoneme segmentation in my classroom for as long as I can remember. More recently I have been having students focus in on "stop sounds" and "continuous sounds" when blending.  ]]> 2022-09-29 21:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320096212 Jonathan Beyea First Grade https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320098455 I have my students write, decode, and blend words on their whiteboards. I have them do rhyming word families, where we make new words by changing the beginning sound (cat, sat, mat). Then, we practice making new words with one different letter at the beginning or end of the word by saying the sounds of the word and comparing the sounds to figure out which letter to change, before blending to check their work (cat, cap, map, man, mat).]]> 2022-09-29 21:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320098455 We have been using segmentation in order to break down words to figure out the meaning of unknown words. We have been look at affixes and root words. Students have needed to change the meaning of a root word through the addition of a prefix or suffix to alter the meaning of the word. Additionally, I have the students segment words based on their syllables to help them break down the prefixes, suffixes and roots in order to try to spell the words correctly. I would like to use deletion more in my classroom to show how that can alter the meaning of words. https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320101748 Kyle Stephenson 6th grade]]> 2022-09-29 21:23:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320101748 Sarah Reed 6th https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320104065 I would like to use more visuals when working with small intervention groups.  For example, I like the idea of using the mirrors or stretching out a rubber band to help students visualize the words.  Blending is something I feel I intentionally do especially with difficult academic vocabulary in Social Studies and Science.  Blending also comes into play when focusing on prefixes, suffixes, and roots.  ]]> 2022-09-29 21:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320104065 Kelly Mac 1st https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320106341 I use my arm to segment and blend.  Top part of the arm = initial sound.  Middle part of the arm = middle sound.  Bottom of the arm = last sound.  ]]> 2022-09-29 21:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320106341 Rachel Ward 1st https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320109024 We use body movements and "sound dots" to segment and blend words. We practice word families, while deleting, adding or exchanging new beginning sounds. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320109024 Enedina Hernandez https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320109942 I use sound boxes with my students to segment words. I am interested in using articulatory gestures (including using mirrors) in my small groups. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320109942 Megan Moles https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320111388 Heggerty includes routines related to segmenting, blending, isolation and manipulation, and I use the program as a whole group warm-up for the ELA block of my day. Most of the students in my class benefit from this practice, particularly when we can connect these routines to printed text and apply it to spelling words when they are writing. This is when I use these routines in 1 on 1 setting as I am conferencing with them for their writing. Our team hasn't tried the mirror routine, so I think I would like to intentionally try the articulatory gestures routine with the mirrors in a small group setting. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320111388 Goodman https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320112309 We have been changing sounds in a word to make an new word when using Heggerty. I would like to try and use more phonemic awareness strategies as we are learning across other subjects. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320112309 Robert Jimenez 6th https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320112407 In 6th grade we really don't teach the students phonemic awareness during reading. We are teaching them how to think about what they are reading. The only thing I can think of is using common Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meanings of unfamiliar words. This is critical for 6th grade reader’s ability to read complex texts. I guide students toward a usable, repeatable method for determining the meanings of unfamiliar words based on a knowledge of common Greek and Latin affixes and roots.]]> 2022-09-29 21:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320112407 Caitlin Molina K https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320113062 I will try to use a combination of phonemic awareness and phonics when reading and writing CVC words. For example, if we are trying to write words in the -at word family, we will start with phonemic awareness and then move onto more tangible materials like letter cards to represent the graphemes. I will focus on phonemes first. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320113062 On the rare occasion that there is time in the upper grade schedule to fit in phonemic awareness the routines we use are blending and segmentation. I would like to try out articulatory gestures. Renfroe https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320114035 2022-09-29 21:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320114035 Ashley Morse Kinder https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320114160 I use elkonin sound boxes to help students segment and blend sounds to read words. We are currently practicing the -at word family and changing the beginning sound to create new words (cat, sat, mat, hat). I would like to try out new phonemic awareness strategies where students have a visual like our sound mats. This is a good addition to Heggerty.]]> 2022-09-29 21:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320114160 We use the mirrors and we use whisper phones. We talked about the ending ed sounds and re teach the d, t and ed sound. We use constant articulation and pronunciation with our students. We work on segmenting, isolating, deletion. https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320115139 Jebens]]> 2022-09-29 21:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320115139 Walker 5th https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320115838 I often use articulatory gestures both when I am helping a student pronounce a word correctly and when I ask students to pronounce word to me (I ask for words in Spanish often so I can learn too)]]> 2022-09-29 21:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320115838 Kasey Bauer RSP https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320116478 I recently started using mirrors while practicing with (some of) my students to support articulation. Something I need to be more intentional about practicing is deletion and substitution with my kiddos who need support in developing that area of language.]]> 2022-09-29 21:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320116478 J. Alexander https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320117800 Heggerty has helped me in teaching phonemic awareness. My students are engaged and excited about it as we us the hand motions. I notice them using these types of strategies in sounding out words and writing. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320117800 Bryan Wack https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320118144 With my group of struggling readers we often use strategies to develop their phonemic awareness. We have focused on blending, specifically practicing how a phoneme in a particular place in a word is the same or different from the phoneme in the same place in another word.]]> 2022-09-29 21:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320118144 Sheridan https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320118146 I am using Heggerty which consistently utilizes blending, segmenting, isolation and discrimination, and deletion. I also uses these practices without Heggerty in my reading groups and while I teach phonics. I have enjoyed utilizing their word chains that were provided with Shifting the Balance. The practice that I will become more intentional about using is articulatory gestures; more specifically, using a mirror to allow students to see their mouths while they make certain sounds. ]]> 2022-09-29 21:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320118146 I use elkonin boxes to segment words and blend sounds. I am interested in using articulatory gestures( using mirrors). I think it would further benefit the students by giving them a visual of their mouths when they make certain sounds. -Isabel Meraz https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320127168 2022-09-29 21:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320127168 I use visuals, hand motions, and exaggerated facial expression when teaching phonemic awareness. https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320128023 Lorena Armstrong]]> 2022-09-29 21:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320128023 I use visual and physical motions to reinforce phonemic awareness. We have small letter tiles to create word families with a matching picture. Almost daily the class sings a song that has the letters and sounds. https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320132362 Martin]]> 2022-09-29 22:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2320132362 Eggert Third deggert3 https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2321166962 We as well have been utilizing HEggerty. It offers many of the same strategies they are suggesting. Segmenting and blending seem to be the most effective, so far for students. Onset sound identification is challenging for many students. For example, today there was a question about how to spell (by). It was spelled (deei). So, practicing the b and d sounds and fact that it sounds like bie but it is somewhat of an irregular spelling with by.]]> 2022-09-30 14:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2321166962 Recinos 4 crecinos https://padlet.com/sbernard19/pxk3fi1uuf1fzkwe/wish/2326391434 I utilize Heggerty, as it incorporates many of the best practices that were explained in the book. In my own class, I also teach students to place their hand under their chin for syllables, as they can feel the chin drop and feel the vibration that is produces with each syllable.

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