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Informationen zum Autor Heidi Martin is trained in LETRS for Early Childhood, IMSE Orton-Gillingham, and Top 10 Tools. She is a National Facilitator for LETRS EC. She has presented at national conferences as well as provided training at the district level. Heidi is the author of P is for Paint , which is the one and only alphabet book with embedded mnemonics and is co-author of the Decodable Adventure Series. Heidi taught first grade for more than ten years and most recently taught grades Kindergarten and 4K. With her husband, she is founder of LitFlix Club, which delivers training and resources aligned to the science of reading to parents and educators in an approachable and understandable way. Adam Martin is a National LETRS Facilitator certified in Units 1-8 and presents to teachers and districts on a weekly basis. He has his master's in educational literacy and his reading specialist license. Adam is the co-author and editor of the Decodable Adventure Series. He taught first grade for seven years and has tutored children of all ages. Klappentext An educational and research-based collection of activities, games, and tips for teaching phonological and phonemic awareness to kids In Droppin' Knowledge on Foundational Skills: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Exercises Aligned to the Science of Reading , veteran teachers Heidi and Adam Martin deliver an essential resource that walks you through how to teach children the foundational skills they need to become successful readers. The book explains what works, what doesn't, and why, and describes the techniques that most reliably improve kids' reading abilities. It covers everything from word awareness to syllables, rhyming, onset and rime, phoneme isolation, blending, segmentation, addition, and deletion. The authors distill the latest research in phonological and phonemic awareness, making it easy to understand regardless of your experience or level of formal training. You'll explore practical strategies and tips to ensure that the children you're teaching have the foundational literacy skills that they need to be successful readers and spellers. You'll also find fun reproducibles and games that you can use as warm-ups and as supplementary material for your lesson plans. Perfect for elementary teachers, Droppin' Knowledge on Foundational Skills is an invaluable guide for literacy coaches, reading specialists, tutors, and parents everywhere. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Authors vii Hey Parents and Teachers! 1 What Is Balanced Literacy? 2 What Is the Science of Reading? 3 Oral Language Development 6 Phonological and Phonemic Awareness 8 What Are Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness? 8 The PA Skills 11 Phonological Awareness 13 Phonemic Awareness 23 Congratulations! The Advanced Skills! 43 Phonemic Awareness Can Be Done in the Dark ... But Should It Be? 55 Why Should We Align Our Phonemic Awareness Instruction with Phonics? 56 What About Older Students Who Are Struggling to Read? 59 The No Match Game 61 Bonus Phonemic Awareness Games 84 Bingo 84 20 Questions 147 I Spy 149 Phonological Awareness 149 Phonemic Awareness 149 Wrapping Up 163 Ready Set Read On! Your Next Steps and Staying in Touch 163 ...