Download full textERIC Number: ED400530
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 3
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Phonemic Awareness: An Important Early Step in Learning To Read. ERIC Digest.
Sensenbaugh, Roger
This digest discusses the concept of "phonemic/phonological awareness"--the awareness that spoken language is made up of discrete sounds. The digest also discusses why this concept is so important to early childhood educators, its relation to the debate on the best type of reading instruction, and teaching methods that may help children in developing such an awareness. Contains 11 references. (RS)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Oral Language, Phonemic Awareness, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Indiana University, 2805 E. 10th St., Suite 150, Bloomington, IN 47408-2698.
Publication Type: ERIC Publications; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; ERIC Digests in Full Text
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication, Bloomington, IN.
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