phonological awareness

Do you ever wonder just what your data is telling you, and how to use your data to help your clients progress? If so, then this episode is tailor made for you! In part two of Leading and Lagging Indicators you’ll learn about some therapy ideas for measuring leading indicators. Leading indicators are so helpful, because they predict future success and help us chart the way forward with our clients.

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Leading and Lagging Indicators, Part One
Body Awareness Fun Deck
Orange is a Carrot
Simple Poem Six Ways
Follow the Narrative Road
Permission to Play
Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission

Previous episodes in the Science of Reading series have focused on the strands of fluency, background knowledge, sight word recognition, verbal reasoning, literacy knowledge, decoding, and language structures. With this episode, we continue deconstructing the reading rope.

Today, Dr. Jackson pulls out the strand of phonological awareness. His guest host for this episode is ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an AI language model developed by OpenAI. Although OpenAI does not claim personal authorship or intellectual property rights, a citation has been included in the Show Notes to attribute the content to the AI system that produced it. 

Phonological Awareness refers to the ability to recognize and manipulate the individual sounds, or phonemes, that make up spoken words. This fundamental skill is a powerful predictor of reading success in children. Numerous studies have highlighted its significance in language development and literacy acquisition.

Dr. Jackson has been interested in learning more about ChatGPT and wanted to produce the next episode in the Science of Reading series. This episode is a melding of those two intellectual challenges.

Ever wondered how a deeper understanding of brain plasticity could revolutionize your language therapy sessions? Join me as I share my key takeaways from Norman Doidge's eye-opening book, "The Brain That Changes Itself", and how we can harness the power of brain plasticity to create more effective and efficient therapy practices. Discover how roadblocks can pave the way for new brain maps, the significance of clear signals in information retention, and why focused attention is indispensable for molding and reshaping our brain maps.

Let's dive into the fascinating world of auditory processing and its connection to language and speech impairments. Learn how I use pictures and descriptors to aid clients in naming exercises, and a shopping activity that helps improve word retrieval. We'll also explore the challenges language-impaired children face in perceiving the fast parts of speech and shed light on David Kilpatrick's "Equipped for Reading Success" program, which has been a game-changer for me as a clinician. Don't miss this enlightening episode that will transform the way you approach language therapy and help you unlock the full potential of the brain's plasticity!

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The Brian that Changes Itself 
Picnic Fun
That Thing That Isn’t APD
Equipped for Reading Success
Phonological Awareness Tracking Tool
Whole Body Listening
Impossible R Made Possible

Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission

Having a stash of fun and effective games for therapy you can turn to at a moment’s notice is standard practice for pediatric SLPs. 

But sometimes we end up buying a game that’s not so great—it’s not fun, takes too long to set up, doesn’t have enough practice opportunities, is finicky to play . . . the list goes on. Those games get shoved to the back of the closet quickly. 

To save you time and money investing in not-so-great games, I’ve rounded up nine of my favorite games. In this episode I describe these games plus how to incorporate target words in a way that promotes carryover from day one. 

Tumbling Tower , Jenga , Kerplunk , Connect 4 , Suspend , Dominoes , Pick up Sticks , Spot It , R Memory Cards , Impossible R Made Possible 

Great ideas for speech therapy materials abound, time to make them does not. That’s why The Speech Umbrella has a Free Resource Library for SLPs on the front lines. In the ever growing library you’ll find material for articulation, autism, clinic management, early listening and phonological awareness, fluency, and oral and written language. 

 This episode takes you on a tour of some of my favorite resources in the library. Tune in and find the resource you’ve been looking for to make your clinical life easier!

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 Simple Tools for Optimal Outcomes
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
To Infinity and Beyond
Essential Language for Autism
Challenges in Early Intervention
First Words Project 16 by 16
Real Changes in Spoken Language with Sketch and Speak
Simple Tools: Phonemic Awareness for Parents
Youtube The Speech Umbrella
Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission

R can be a challenging sound to treat. We SLPs know R is a tricky sound, we know it involves complex oral motor skill, and we don’t want to forget phonological awareness. But how do all of these skills fit together? What are the first and next steps? 

 This episode continues a conversation on a balanced approach to R therapy, and is part two of a two part discussion.  

 Check out the vocalic R freebie at thespeechumbrella.com/free!

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Impossible R Made Possible
Digging Into Stability and Mobility with Char Boshart
Foundations of R
More Than Tips and Tricks
Peaceful Speech
Equipped For Reading Success
PAST
Phonological Awareness Tracking Tool
Phonemic Awareness for Parents video
Under the Umbrella of Phonological Awareness
Developmental Sequence of Phonemic Awareness
Tracking Phonological Awareness
Free Resource Library
Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission

How can educators combine kindness and literacy to engage students? In this episode, our guest is Stan Tucker from the YouTube channel, The Very Airy Library. Drawing on his experience as an educator, he provides you with specific strategies to increase student engagement using kindness and literacy. Don’t miss this valuable conversation!

Stan Tucker is on a mission to inspire the next generation of kind storytellers! Stan is a Georgia native and graduate of Kennesaw State University with a degree in Early Childhood Education. After a brief time in the classroom, Stan started the nonprofit, Leap For Literacy and The Share Your Story writing program. Since inception, Leap For Literacy has inspired thousands of acts of kindness, donated thousands of books, professionally illustrated and published books for almost 100 young authors. Stan’s dream is to start his own book fair, of only books written by young authors. His Share Your Story writing program has guided thousands of kids to successful authorship. The newest chapter in his life is his children's show; The Very Airy Library. Stan Tucker hopes this show inspires the kids of today like Reading Rainbow inspired him when he was kid.

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Therapy prep can be time consuming or painless— we all want more painless prep than painful! As you prep for therapy do you find yourself thinking:

 •    What can I do today that both fun and productive? And I’m sure my clients would appreciate something new!

•    I don’t have a big budget for materials, how can I best spend my money?

•    I need something more than fun, it needs to make a difference for my clients and have lots of opportunities for practice.

•    How can I teach self monitoring better? I’m sure if some of my clients could self monitor they would finally graduate!

 In my 30+ years as an SLP I’ve faced down all these questions and more, and I want to share some of my best kept secretes. That’s why I create Simple Tools videos. This podcast takes you on a tour of the Simple Tools library, and highlights just a few of the videos in the areas of language, articulation, attention, phonological awareness, autism, and fun stuff. 

Do you agree that our students deserve not just a good education but an exceptional one? In this episode, Malia Hallowell, CEO of Playdough to Plato, shares her story of founding the website and transitioning back into the classroom after maternity leave. She breaks down great tools and strategies related to the science of reading and its positive impact on students' growth. Malia stresses out how using the science of reading can help students achieve reading proficiency. Let's dive in!

Malia is a National Board Certified Teacher, founder of the Reading Roadmap professional development training, and soon-to-be published author. Her obsession is giving you the tools, strategies, and support you need to give EVERY student that big, exciting reading growth you crave. It’s time to become a wildly successful, confident reading teacher.

Key Highlights: 

[00:01 - 06:53] Opening Segment

• Malia Hallowell's background and story

• How she ended up creating Playdough to Plato

• An overview of the science of reading strategies for educators

[06:54 - 13:30] Science of Reading: Tips for Teachers

• The most important thing is making sure that you're current on research

• What the science of reading is

• Why it's key to be aware of the basics of phonological awareness

• Only 10% of students naturally learn how to read 

[13:31 - 20:00] How to Teach Your Kids to Read with Sound Mapping

• Make sure to explicitly teach phonic skills so that students can decode words correctly

• Swap out flashcards and word walls for sound mapping to help students learn words faster

• Challenges teachers can face when implementing the science of reading strategies

• The teacher's guilt and having a hard time getting support from their administrators

[20:01 - 27:27] Closing Segment

• Tap it, map it, graph it, write it, and read it

• Why the science of reading can impact student growth

Let’s Connect!
Want to connect with Malia? Follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Head to Playdough to Plato, for more tools, training, and support to get bigger results with less planning time! 

You can connect with our host Erica Terry on Instagram and LinkedIn. Be sure to check out her website https://www.ericanterry.com

You can connect with the TeacherGoals community on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter. 

If you'd like to engage in Q&A with our guests during the live interview or interact with a rockstar community of educators, then you definitely want to join the TeacherGoals Facebook group.

Too many R clients get stuck somewhere between the sentence and conversation level, and can’t make the leap to mastery. Helping these clients achieve mastery of R (or any phoneme) involves a philosophy about how to engage a learner in learning. The closer you get to less structured therapy tasks, such as conversation, the fewer worksheets there are, because therapy becomes more about you —the pilot, and the passenger-your client, figuring out the remaining roadblocks to complete mastery of R. 

 This episode covers

•    Six roadblocks to R generalization 

•    Specific strategies for each roadblock

Materials to support mastery (because we do need some materials) 

Have you noticed your clients with language impairments really struggle to recall names? This can be a real communication barrier, both socially and in literacy development.     

 Stories are the fabric of our existence and they make up a large part of our conversation. When our clients are telling stories, not only do they default to vague and non-specific language frequently, they can't even recall a person's name to include in their story! 

This episode, Where Everybody Knows Your Name, is full of suggestions for teaching name recall.             

 As a bonus, in the Free Resource Library you can download THREE stories with the same main character. You get simple stories and name recall practice all in one package! 

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Shannon and Mary chat about the recent debate in the science of reading community about whether phonemic awareness drills without letters are a worthwhile exercise for readers.  They describe activities they've done with struggling readers to build phonemic awareness, and they talk about the use of those activities as a part of Tier 1 reading instruction.

Episode Resources:

1. Research article 
2. Response from David Kilpatrick and others
3. Timothy Shanahan: RIP to Advanced Phonemic Awareness
4. I Think I was Wrong about Phonemic Awareness (a Teacher's perspective)
5. Heggerty Resources
6. Phonological Awareness Assessment
7. YouTube discussion about the topic among other reading teachers
8. Phonemic proficiency 
9. Reading Meetings with Mark and Molly
10. Getting Ready to Read by Jo Fitzpatrick (*Amazon affiliate link)
11. Equipped for Reading Success by David Kilpatrick (*Amazon affiliate link)
12. Shannon's Phonemic Awareness resources

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This episode covers four simple, but effective, ways to help children of all abilities learn. My guest, Jacquie Johnson, shares her recipe for success both in the classroom and at home. Plus she shares how SLP’s can collaborate effectively with classroom teachers. You don’t want to miss  Jacquie’s insights!

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Episode 11: Tracking Phonological Awareness
Episode 10: Under the Umbrella of Phonological Awareness
Episode 4: Developmental Sequence of Phonemic Awareness

Music: Simple Gifts performed by Ted Yoder, used with permission

What is Word Dancing? Possibly the single best thing families can do to dramatically and positively impact their children’s speech and language,  and their academic future. The research showing the relationship between word dancing and academic prowess is extremely robust. Find out more on Episode 49 of the The Mindful SLP.

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A Parent, A child, and Autism, Interview with Rebecca 

Video by Dr. Todd Risely

Dancing with Words, Mindful SLP blog post

It’s Never Too Early and It’s Never Too Late by Bradley D Foster

Before our preschoolers can read, they need to build their phonological awareness. Learn how to build their pre-reading skills by playing with sounds.

Shann has extensive experience in teaching preschoolers, and her ways of teaching sounds are phenomenal! From fun games to onset and rime and playing with sounds, get to know how you can improve your preschooler’s readiness for reading in an enjoyable way!

Key Notes:

- How Shann started her way (00:00)

- A powerful resource for phonological awareness (05:09)

- The importance of word awareness with onset and rime (08:12)

- More Creative ways to play with sounds (12:23)

- Follow Shann and discover fun ways to learn phonics (17:11)

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Do you have students who are struggling to read? Maybe you've tried strategy after strategy and all the activities you can find, but those students are still not meeting their goals.

I've tried finding the next great activity and latest greatest tools, but that's not the answer. Let me share the approach that worked for me after years of trial and error.

It's not one specific activity or product. It's a mindset.

Are you ready?

Links mentioned in today's episode:
Today's Blog Post
Letter and Sound Fluency Post
Rainbow Word System
Kindergarten Word Works
First Grade Word Works
Phast Phonics Routine
Morning Meeting Post
Primary Teacher Friends Facebook Group

Have you ever wondered what the occupational therapists’s role is in treating dyslexia? Today we talk about the role visual perceptual, motor, and memory skills play in dyslexia, and how those skills integrate with phonological awareness skills. We also talk about the importance of working on executive functioning.

Check out the B-I-N-G-O Simple Tools video to see Denise in action! 

On today’s podcast we review David A Kilpatrick’s book Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties. If you’ve been looking for a clear but thorough explanation of the science of reading, and how to treat reading problems, look no further!

Join us for an overview of our Phonological Awareness Tracking Form. Each skill area—and there are 7!—is broken down into several smaller steps. With the inclusion of early listening skills and these small steps, you will know exactly what skills to target.