Language Domain: Phonology

What are the five domains of language utilized by children in school-age development?

Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

What are the four modalities through which language is expressed?

Speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

What is phonological awareness?

An umbrella term that includes various skills crucial for literacy, especially phonemic awareness.

What key skills are included in phonemic awareness?

Ability to manipulate sounds without print, including segmenting and blending sounds.

What is a segmenting task?

Identifying the number of sounds in a word (e.g., 'moose' as /mmm/ /ooo/ /ssss/).

What is a blending task?

Combining sounds to form a word (e.g., Zzzzz + oooo = 'zoo').

What are rhyme and onset-rime skills?

Ability to identify oral rhymes and recognizing onset (first sound) and rime (vowel and final consonants) in words.

How do you identify onset and rime in the word 'dog'?

Onset is /d/ and rime is /og/.

How is syllable recognition typically performed?

Determining the number of syllables in words or sentences, often by clapping.

Why is phonemic awareness important for children?

It is essential for reading success; children need to hear differences in syllables, words, and sounds.

What challenges do students with weak phonological skills face?

They face challenges in reading development, such as sounding out words.

What support is recommended for struggling readers with phonological difficulties?

They require additional support from interprofessional literacy teams.

What is the strongest predictor of reading success in children?

Phonemic awareness.