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Directed Questions for Learning About Phonemes
Multiple Choice
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Why is learning about phonemes important for learning to read?
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Written language is the use of abstract symbols to represent spoken language. In the English language, one or more letter combinations represent each of the 39 to 45 phonemes. By understanding that spoken words are made up of speech sounds, beginning readers can begin to develop the understanding that the letters of the alphabet represent the individual speech sounds in words. Once students learn which phonemes represent which letter combinations, students will be able to sound out and arrive at a close approximation of the pronunciation of most words in the English language.
2.
When teaching students how to think about the consonant phonemes when they say them, what types of things would you have your students pay attention to?
example:
Students should be taught to pay attention to voicing, continuous and stop-like sounds, and the relationship between the teeth, lips, and tongue when they are saying the consonant phonemes. By noticing all of these aspects of phonemes, it will be easier to identify the phonemes in spoken words.
3.
How would you help a student distinguish between the |b| and |d| phonemes?
example:
I´d have the student say both sounds and notice how when making the |b| sound, the lips are held tightly together until the air is released. When making the |d| sound, the lips are apart and as the breath is released, as the tip of the tongue is suddenly released from the roof of the mouth.
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Why is it important for teachers to understand the unique characteristics of the phonemes in the English language?
example:
If teachers understand the unique characteristics of each of the phonemes, teachers will be better able to help students learn about and feel the differences when they say each phoneme. This will also help teachers to choose suitable examples for teaching decoding and spelling, as well as develop appropriate instructional sequences. Having this knowledge also will help teachers be better able to interpret students´ spelling and reading errors. Teachers can then provide the appropriate types of explicit, systematic, intensive instruction with this knowledge.
Beginning Word Reading
