Overview:
Literacy is an integral part of the development of the whole child as well as a key component to academic success. Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. In order to master literacy, special concern must be given to the following skills:
Reading Skills Defined:
Phonemic Awareness is a term that means ‘awareness of the speech sounds of language.’
The Alphabetic Principle is the idea that letters and letter patterns represent the sounds of spoken language.
Phonics describes the sound-letter correspondences and related spelling words.
Morphology describes how words are formed using morphemes or the smallest units of meaning in a word. (For example, 'play' is the smallest meaningful unit in the word 'playing')
Encoding is the process of putting letters in a sequence to form words. (Spelling)
Decoding is a term used to describe the process of reading an unfamiliar word by ’cracking the code’ (Word Attack Skills)
App Attack
Articulation Station is a free app which individualizes the sounds each letter makes then places it in words, phrases, sentences, and stories. (Alphabetic Principle)
Phonics Island allows children to trace letters, recognize letter sounds, match letters to their sound, and identify beginning sounds. (Free & $2.99) (Phonics)
Word Monsters gives students the choice to read on their own, have it read aloud to them, or play activities such as story details, word works, or phonics fun. (Free) (Encoding)
WordBuilder lets children practice forming words by listening to the sounds and moving letters into the correct slot. This app allows kids to play for fun, test themselves, and strive to beat their record time. (Free) (Encoding and Morphology)
Phonics Genius helps children learn how to distinguish words by their sounds. (Free) (Phonics)
Additional Apps:
- A Story B4 Bed
- Noun Cards
- Phonics Vowels
- Phonics Awareness
- Sound Sorting
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A Service Learning Project Presented by:
"Team Making Education Matter (M.E.M)"
Madeline Maness, Elysha Walker, and Mary Ridgeway
Department of Early Childhood Education
Arkansas Tech University
