Give students a key phoneme to listen for (e.g., /m/, /s/). Then ask students, "Where do you hear the / /?" This is an example of __________________________.
phoneme isolation
phoneme segmentation
phoneme manipulation
phoneme deletion
The ability to break words down into individual sounds. For example, a child may break the word “bat” into its component sounds – /b/, /a/, /t/.
A child who is proficient in this skill can tell you that when the /k/ sound is removed from cat, you get at.
The ability to modify, change, or move the individual sounds in a word.
