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Phonological Awareness

Foundational and Developmental Learning Concepts

Phonological awareness is an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words. It is an important and reliable predictor of later reading ability and has for that reason been the focus of extensive research.

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Early Childhood Education (ISCED 0) 1
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Primary Education (ISCED 1) 1
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Phonological awareness is an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words. 1
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1. Phonological Awareness (Wikipedia)
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    Phonological awareness is an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of words.
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    All levels of phonological awareness ability (syllable, onset-rhyme, and phoneme) contribute to reading abilities in the Kindergarten through second grade.
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