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What Is Phonological Awareness?

How do you recognize the sounds of spoken language? How do we take apart the words that we speak? Learn more about this skill and tips to improve phonological awareness in kids.

 Phonological awareness is a skill that lets us recognize the sounds of spoken language. In this video from Understood.org, reading expert Margie Gillis breaks down phonological awareness in kids and how you can help your child develop these skills. Phonological awareness is all about how kids learn and hear sounds, according to Margie. You can rhyme words, count syllables, or highlight how sounds can repeat themselves. Watch as Margie walks through how we can break sentences down into words, words into syllables, and syllables into sounds.

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