Importance of Phonological Awareness in Reading and Spelling

Why Phonological Awareness Is Important for Reading and Spelling

By: Louisa Moats and Carol Tolman

Phonological awareness is critical for learning to read any alphabetic writing system. And research shows that difficulty with phoneme awareness and other phonological skills is a predictor of poor reading and spelling development.

The phonological processor usually works unconsciously when we listen and speak. It is designed to extract the meaning of what is said, not to notice the speech sounds in the words. It is designed to do its job automatically in the service of efficient communication. But reading and spelling require a level of metalinguistic speech that is not natural or easily acquired.

On the other hand, phonological skill is not strongly related to intelligence. Some very intelligent people have limitations of linguistic awareness, especially at the phonological level. Take heart. If you find phonological tasks challenging, you are competent in many other ways!

This fact is well proven: Phonological awareness is critical for learning to read any alphabetic writing system (Ehri, 2004; Rath, 2001; Troia, 2004). Phonological awareness is even important for reading other kinds of writing systems, such as Chinese and Japanese. There are several well-established lines of argument for the importance of phonological skills to reading and spelling.

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Support Literacy Learning All Year Long-The Importance of Reading and Writing Beyond the Classroom

Published by Parent and Afterschool Resources
http://www.readwritethink.org/parents-afterschool-resources/

Why are reading and writing important?

As adults, we know how important readig and writing are in all parts of our lives. We also know that a passion for reading and writing can help children and teens find ways to understand not only different cultures and worlds but also themselves. And writing can help them find ways to work through and communicate their hopes, fears and dreams.

Why read and write beyond the classroom?

Research tells us that children and teens who don't read and write outside of school, especially during long breaks such as summer vacation, face a big loss in their literacy growth compared to those who do continue learning all year long. This means the summer months and other breaks from school offer wonderful opportunities for families, caregivers, and out-of-school educators to help improve reading and writing.

What can you do?


How can you as a family member, caregiver, or educator help your child or teen read and write more outside of school? There are some simple things you can do to help develop a lifelong love of reading and writing:
* Get caught reading and writing. Let your child or teen see you engaging in everyday literate activities, like reading the newspaper or making a grocery list, and talk about what you do.
* Read and write to your child or teen. Struggle up with a book and your child before bed. Share books on tape with your teen or read aloud on car trips. Ang don't forget writing. Leaving short notes on the refrigerator, a nighttime message on a pillow, or a letter expressing your pride in an accomplishment encourages reading and demonstrates the power of words.
* Share a love of reading and writing together. Read some of the books, magazines or websites your child or teen is reading and then discuss them together. Write a journal, scrapbook, or blog as a family, taking time to record daily events. You can even write group e-mails or letters to family and friends.

THE READING CAMP LEARNING CENTER supports literacy/numeracy learning all year long.

Academic Tutorials and Reading Program

-Summer Reading Program - May Season

Season 3 is closed.

Season 4 will start on May 17 to 28, 2010.
Hurry and reserve your slot now. Set an appointment with us for free assessment.

One-on-one reading program is now open for reservation.
Schedule will be MWF or TTHS, one hour per day-session.

We also offer academic tutorials (Pre-school to Grade 6 levels) for all subjects.

For details, visit or call us at 896-1512 or 0908-173-8162.

Summer Reading Program Season 1

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Reading Program and Assessment Schedule

Program schedule:

Season 1: April 5 to 16 CLOSED

Season 2: April 19-30, 2010 (10 sessions)

Season 3: May 3 - 14, 2010 (10 sessions)

Season 4: May 17 - 28, 2010 (10 sessions)

Sessions are conducted on an hourly basis, M- F
morning session: 8am to 12nn
afternoon session: 1pm to 5pm


Assessment is conducted everyday, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Assessment for every child is conducted for at least one hour.

Please send your child's name, age, school and preferred schedule to Ms. Kayie at 0908-173-8162 / 896-1512 or email to: thereadingcamplc@yahoo.com

COMPANY PROFILE:

The Reading Camp (TRC) Learning Center is a newly-organized learning center which is a licensed subscriber to a scientifically researched reading resources center in the USA. It is the first of its kind in the city of Malolos, Bulacan.

We offer a variety of program packages for early emergent readers to fluent readers whose age ranges from 4 to 12 years old. We also offer programs for students who may be reading far below or way above target level. We also have free story telling sessions by a professional story teller and free use of The Reading Camp (TRC) Library which includes hundreds of children’s story books for all ages.


The center administrator is MAYETTE SEBASTIAN MAOG-AZUCENA. She has earned education units at the Philippine Normal University and a PRC licensed teacher. She has taught at the Assumption College at San Lorenzo Village, Makati City. She is an experienced overseas company manager and administrator.

One of the program consultants is RHODYLYN SEBASTIAN MAOG, a fully credentialed Resource Specialist in California, USA. She is a UP Diliman Special Education cum laude graduate, a PRC licensed teacher and a former grade school teacher at Xavier School in Greenhills, San Juan.

Another program consultant of the center is MYLENE MAOG-PENARANDA. She is also a UP Diliman Bachelor in Elementary Education cum laude graduate, a PRC licensed teacher and she has taught in the grade schools of UPIS-QC and Xavier School in Greenhills, San Juan.

Reading teachers of the center are selected among the competent graduates of different colleges of education in the country.