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Print this pagePhonemic Awareness: Watch & Learn
The following are four short video clips that offer you the chance to watch and learn effective phonemic awareness activities. The video clips are from Reading Rockets' PBS television series Launching Young Readers.
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Looking at Phonemes
A spectrogram helps a Carnegie Mellon University researcher prove why it can be difficult for children to develop phonemic awareness. (2:00)
Phonemic Substitution
Dr. Louisa Moats and kindergarten teacher Virginia Campbell practice a phonemic awareness activity focusing on substituting letters within words. (1:30)
Letters and Sounds I
A kindergarten teacher in Sacramento mixes serious instruction with lively play for his second language learners. (4:40)
Letters and Sounds II
The Lab School in Washington, D.C., shows how one-on-one tutoring helps struggling readers achieve phonemic awareness. (4:10)
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