Conocimiento Fonológico

Conocimiento Fonológico is a comprehensive program designed to enhance the phonological awareness skills of Spanish-speaking students. The design of the program includes research-based activities that are proven to improve both phonological awareness and literacy skills in Spanish. Conocimiento Fonológico recognizes the inherent differences between English and Spanish, and maintains a connection between oral and written language. The activities are developmentally appropriate and mirror the oral language development of students in Spanish. Research indicates that the syllable is the most salient linguistic component of both oral and written Spanish. Students learn that syllables are composed of individual phonemes, but the primary of area of concentration in Conocimiento Fonológico is the syllable.

Program instruction can be used in both whole-class and small-group settings. Each of the skills is to be addressed each day of the week. Instruction typically lasts between 15-20 minutes. Visual markers are included in the book to help students to understand the concepts of first, last, beginning, ending, etc., in reference to auditory information.

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