Phoneme Awareness Board is a powerful, multi-sensory tool designed to help children develop critical phonemic awareness skills, following the principles of the science of reading. Phonemic awareness—the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in words—is an essential foundation for decoding and reading fluency.

How It Works:
Beginning Sounds Discrimination: Children identify and isolate the initial sound of a word, reinforcing their understanding of phonemes.

Ending Sounds Discrimination: They focus on identifying the final sound of a word, sharpening their auditory skills.

Medial Sound Discrimination: Children practice recognizing the middle sound in words, a key skill for reading and spelling.

Phoneme Blending: Children learn to blend individual sounds to form complete words, developing a clear sense of how sounds connect to form language.

Word Fluency: By practicing these skills in a structured way, children build confidence and fluency in reading.

Teachers will appreciate the flexibility of the Phoneme Awareness Board. It can be used with word cards, picture cards, or even with words children create themselves, making it adaptable for various skill levels. Teachers can start with simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words and gradually introduce more complex words as children’s skills grow.

This board is an excellent tool for targeted phonemic awareness practice, making it ideal for early readers, struggling readers, or children with dyslexia. It supports a structured, systematic approach to reading instruction, ensuring children develop a strong foundation in the sounds that make up language.