Subtest 1 RICA Study Guide Word Analysis and Fluency | 95 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Updated & Verified | 32 Pages

What is phonemic awareness? - The ability to identify, hear, and work with the smallest units of sound known as phonemes. NOT the same as phonological awareness, but a sub-category of phonological awareness. Ex: phonemic awareness is narrow, and deals only with phonemes and manipulating the individual sounds of words - blending /c/, /a/, and /t/ are the individual sounds that make up to form the word "cat". - segmenting individual phonemes What is phonological awareness? - Includes the phonemic awareness ability, and it also includes the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate larger units of sound such as rimes and onsets. Ex: segmenting compound words How do students demonstrate that they have phonemic awareness? - - Oral blending and segmentation