Summary
Brian Vieira, a Science of Reading Consultant, introduces the Scholar Skill Steps to Reading Success. The first step is phonological awareness, which is the awareness and consciousness of speech sounds. Phonological awareness begins from birth and involves exposing children to speech sounds through chants, rhymes, syllables, and touching letters. It is an auditory process that occurs through natural experience and explicit instruction. Parents and educators can help children become phonologically aware by constantly exposing them to speech sounds in songs and reading.
Takeaways
Early intervention is crucial in helping students overcome reading difficulties.
Phonological awareness is the first step in the Scholar Skill Steps to Reading Success.
Phonological awareness involves exposing children to speech sounds through chants, rhymes, syllables, and touching letters.
Parents and educators can help children become phonologically aware by constantly exposing them to speech sounds in songs and reading.
Sound Bites
"Phonological awareness is the first stage of reading success."
"Phonological awareness begins from birth."
"If you had trouble reading, help your children develop phonological awareness as a preventative approach."
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the Scholar Skill Steps to Reading Success
03:46 The Importance of Phonological Awareness
06:09 Exposing Children to Speech Sounds
08:38 Helping Children Become Phonologically Aware
Keywords
reading difficulties, science of reading, phonological awareness, speech sounds, chants, rhymes, syllables, explicit instruction
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