Activities and strategies to build strong phonological awareness skills, essential for early reading development and literacy acquisition.

Phonological Awareness

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Developing Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization by Place, Manner, and Voice

08/12/2025

Ready to boost phonological awareness? This guide explains how to teach phoneme categorization using multi-sensory learning, modeling, and differentiation. What’s one of your go-to tips for teaching phoneme production?

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Illustration of gray stylized, rounded figures encircling a white, cowering stylized, rounded figure. Each gray figure's head spells 'cate...pillar,' while the frightened white figure's head has only the 'r.' The image text reads 'peer pressure' of speech sounds.

Everyday Phonological Processes & Their Impact in the Classroom

08/12/2025

Go beyond phonics rules! This post explains how understanding the “peer pressure” between speech sounds can help students become more fluent readers and confident spellers. What’s one of your favorite examples of a phonological process?

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