Talk:Phonemic awareness

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Duplicate?[edit]

How is this different from Phonological awareness? Joyous 20:07, Mar 17, 2005 (UTC)

The precise definitions of the two terms are disputed by experts, but many experts distinguish between the two, though others use them interchangeably (possibly incorrectly). "Phonological awareness sometimes refers to an awareness that words consist of syllables, 'onsets and rimes,' and phonemes, and so can be considered as a broader notion than phonemic awareness"[1]. I'll add that to the article to make it clearer as well, because I think you're right that it's confusing. Dave 03:32, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

I wonder if the two articles shouldn't be put together, since their definitions overlap so much. Joyous 04:00, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

I'm open to that. Dave 04:12, Mar 18, 2005 (UTC)

I third that. The distinction that is drawn on this page or in the kidsource.com page (which I also don't consider an 'expert' link) are completely new to me (speaking as both a linguist and a cognitive psychologist who studies phonological awareness and reading) --Drmarc 01:58, 3 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Phonemic awareness training boring and ineffective[edit]

Is phonemic awareness training boring and ineffective? See: Phonemic Awareness Training: Both Boring and Ineffective? --173.63.12.197 (talk) 06:16, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to Krashen and others, there is no evidence that Phonemic Awareness helps children to read. In fact, he claims the opposite. It is being able to read that helps with phonemic awareness. I suggest the author cites some evidence for the claims made in this article.