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Supporting Phonemic Awareness Development in the Classroom
by Hallie Kay Yopp and Ruth Helen Yopp
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Type | Journal |
| Published | October 2000 |
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| Description |
Playful, appealing activities that focus attention on the sound and structure of language are useful for promoting phonemic awareness in young learners. The authors describe several such activities that spring from children's literature, music, or traditional games and can be easily incorporated into the early literacy curriculum.
Yopp, H., & Yopp, R. (2000, October). Supporting Phonemic Awareness Development in the Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 54(2), 130–143. doi: 10.1598/RT.54.2.2
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