This textbook is a second reader for Catholic children. The contents include age-appropriate stories and passages on the importance of emphasis, consonant sounds, marked letters, and punctuation marks. A list of Roman and Arabic numbers is also included.

This unique resource provides a comprehensive review of current knowledge about phonological awareness, together with practical guidance for helping preschoolers to adolescents acquire needed skills. Up-to-date findings are synthesized on the development of phonological awareness; its role in literacy learning; and how it can be enhanced in…