Phonemic Awareness Guide: Is It Accurate? Science of Reading Truth Bomb for Educators (140)

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We asked the big question: Is the Phonemic Awareness Guide actually accurate, or is it just another round of literacy fluff?

In this episode, Faith and I throw down a Science of Reading truth bomb 💣 and break it all the way down. No jargon. No sugarcoating. Just what works, what doesn’t, and how to make phonemic awareness stick for kids.

Here’s where we go:

🔥 Why phonemic awareness is non-negotiable for K–1, ELLs, and struggling readers

🔥 The quick 5-minute routines we use for blending, segmenting, and deletion

🔥 The myths we’re done with (like “PA stops at blending”) — and what the research really says

🔥 How we do error correction that teaches without shaming

🔥 Why honoring dialect differences matters in every classroom

🔥 How deletion + substitution fuel orthographic mapping so kids actually remember words

This isn’t another PD handout. It’s the No-BS educator’s guide to phonemic awareness — practical, research-backed, and classroom-tested.

🔗 Resources We Mention

https://louisamoats.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Teaching-PA-in-2024_A-Guide-for-Educators-9.10.24.pdf

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uUEi_3Hmnoe-DcY8H3tQatyiw4cNEm63/view?usp=sharing

• Teaching Phonemic Awareness in 2024: A Guide for Educators
• Rosner Test of Auditory Analysis Skills (TAAS)
• Phonological Awareness Screening Test (PAST)

💬 Sound Off

What’s the worst phonemic awareness myth you still hear in PD or curriculum training? Drop it in the comments or tag us @TheLiteracyView. We want your truth bombs.

Bios of Guests:

Rice Bio: https://cehhs.utk.edu/tpte/people/marianne-rice/

Janetos Bio: https://2024.sllsummit.com/speakers/harriett-janetos/

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