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Skill Explainer

5. Sample Phoneme Manipulation Lesson Plans

Phoneme Manipulation Skill Explainer

Erin Kosteva, M.Ed.
Phoneme manipulation addition lesson plan reading universe

Adding Phonemes Lesson Plan

Use this lesson to teach students how to add phonemes in spoken words to create a new word.

Phoneme manipulation deletion lesson plan reading universe

Deleting Phonemes Lesson Plan

Use this lesson to teach students how to delete phonemes in spoken words to create a new word.

Phoneme manipulation substitution lesson plan reading universe

Substituting Phonemes Lesson Plan

Use this lesson to teach students how to substitute phonemes in spoken words to create a new word.

Mirror Imaging

Remember, when demonstrating foundational skills with manipulatives, position and move manipulatives (in these lessons, felt squares) so that children see a left-to-right direction. This may be upside down and right-to-left movements from the teacher's perspective.

A breakdown of phonological awareness teaching strategies

Phonological Awareness Teaching Strategies

Use this strategy card as a quick reference for lesson planning.

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