Sounds in Words (Phonological Awareness)

Phonological awareness— being able to hear and play with the smaller sounds in words.

  • Sing rhyming songs such as "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."
  • Say nursery rhymes together so that your child hears words that rhyme.
  • Ask your older child whether two words rhyme together like "cat" and "hat."
  • Play word games such as, "What sounds like 'ran'?"

Books

Rhymes, songs and stories