Phonological awareness and phonics training as a foundation for advanced literacy skills.
There has been much research indicating that phonological awareness, especially phonemic awareness (the ability to hear the individual sounds of the language) and letter knowledge are key predictors to students’ success in learning to read. Phonics without good awareness of the sound structure of the language is pointless. Therefore, we have created a complete phonology and phonics program appropriate for the students’ age and stage of development. The illustration below shows the 4 vital components of our phonology and phonics program with some examples that lead to excellent reading and writing skills in English.
Early Nursery~Preschool
Phonological awareness
Areas of training:
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Syllabification
Mum | and | dad | are | the | best -
Rhyming:
Pat’s cat sat on the mat 
Rhythm
Pat’s cat sat on the mat-
Sound/noise imitation:
Oink, woof, neigh etc
Junior K~Kindy
Phonemic awareness
Areas of training:
- Onset & rime:m-um, d-ad, b-est
- Blending:p-a-t = pat
- Segmentation:mat= m-a-t
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Manipulation
Initial sound: pat, mat, sat, fat
Middle sound: pat, pot, Pete, pet
Final sound: pat, pal, pan, pass
Phonics
Areas of training:
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Letter-sound relationship:
Consonants: cuff, cough etc
Vowels: boar, bore etc
Mastering The Alphabetic Principle
Advanced English Literacy skills