SY014: Link Between Phonemic Awareness and Reading Among Struggling Readers

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
4:00 PM–5:20 PM CST

  • PMD: 1,3
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. implement phonemic awareness interventions that lead to increases reading skills.
  2. critically evaluate the advanced phonemic awareness hypothesis and its implications for assessment and intervention.
  3. recognize the importance in developing phonemic awareness skills for students who are emerging bilingual.

Description

The symposium includes presentations about phonemic awareness (PA) controversies including PA skills among struggling readers, how to define PA for assessment, and effects of PA interventions among emerging bilingual students.

Presenter(s)

Matthew K. Burns, University of Florida
Nathan Clemens, University of Texas at Austin
Jeremy Miciak, University of Houston

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