As our new academic year gets underway, it recommended that all Primary One children are screened for Phonological Awareness in the first few weeks. This is so that we know which areas to target as we organise our learning and teaching environment and interact throughout the day with the children.
You will find the Phonological Awareness Screen here and further information around supporting phonological awareness development, here.
We should daily be making sure that all areas of phonological awareness are being engaged with and there are natural opportunities for children to practise.
This can be done through:
- our daily reading to children and talking about words and asking them to join in with repetition and rhyming words,
- singing songs and saying nursery rhymes, clapping out rhythms or dancing to the beat,
- clapping out the syllables in words,
- and teaching simple alliterative tongue twisters
- and during our many quality adult/child interactions
As you engage with children in their different activities, think of quick activities that will help to develop and strengthen their phonological awareness. Quick activities which are enjoyable, done frequently in different situations are most effective.
There are training and support networks throughout the year. To sign up for those, please go to the Highland Council CPD calendar.
Emerging Literacy
27/08/24 E.L. Initial Training 1
Oral Language and Phonological Awareness 15:45 – 17:00
- 24/09/24 E.L. Initial Training 2
Concepts of Print and Pre-handwriting skills 15:45 – 17:00
- 10/10/24 E.L. Network 1 – share best practice
Phonological Awareness Screen 15:45 – 17:00
- 21/11/24 E.L. Network 2 – share best practice
Concepts of Print/Reading 15:45 – 17:00
- 16/01/25 E.L. Network 3 – share best practice around
Progression/Writing 15:45 – 17:00
- 24/04/25 E.L. Network 4 – share best practice
Transition and Achievement of a Level. 15:45 – 17:00
If you need any help with aspects of this, please contact jenny.wilson@highland.gov.uk
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