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3. The “levels” of phonological awareness
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Phonological awareness operates at increasingly fine-grained levels as illustrated in this table.
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word
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bed
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black
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napkin
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syllable
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bed
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black
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nap-kin
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onset-rime
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b-ed
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bl-ack
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n-ap k-in
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phonemes
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/b/-/e/-/d/
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/b/-/l/-/a/-/ck/
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/n/-/a/-/p/-/k/-/i/-/n/
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Because learners often have a partial awareness - not an “all or nothing” understanding - you will need to investigate learners’ awareness at each level through careful assessment.
To refresh your understanding, read the sections on phonological awareness on pages 18-22 in Starting Points: Supporting the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy.
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