Phonemic Awareness

Phonemic Awareness
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Phonemic Awareness
1. Describe 2-3 listening and speaking activities or strategies teachers could use to help students develop phonemic awareness and develop an understanding of sounds and symbol systems. Why is it important for the teacher to provide opportunities for integrating phonological awareness activities throughout the school day?
Learners need to listen up, where kids pick up on sounds and syllables in the words they hear. Teachers can read aloud to the child many times so that the student learns how to pronounce words correctly. Secondly, teachers can assist learners in identifying initial phonemes (Idrissova, Smagulova, & Tussupbekova, 2015). Here, the children can identify the initial and final sounds for a variety of words. Activities aimed at phonological awareness assist learners in learning how to read. When they do the activities continuously, they gain more confidence in reading and pronouncing words. Moreover, learners with learning disabilities get more opportunities to practice, and hence learn how to pronounce and read.
2. What is an acquired language disorder? What are the challenges and implications for
working with individuals who have an acquired language disorder?
Acquired language disorder comes after development as a result of either neural trauma or a neurological disease Alzheimer (Peach & Shapiro, 2012). For instance, damaging some parts of the brain results in aphasia. Individuals experience challenges finding words and they could speak as if they are not fluent even in their native language. Unlike developmental learning disorders, acquired language disorders come later in life as an individual develops.
Individuals with the disorder are unable to express themselves clearly through words and hence may have challenges forming relationships with others. Additionally, such people have difficulties in expressing complex ideas, which takes away their confidence when engaging with others (Peach & Shapiro, 2012). They also have difficulties in learning new linguistic materials. When working with such individuals, one should demonstrate understanding and patience. Such people should be given extra time to answer questions. They should also be encouraged to continue practicing speech like speaking in front of a group, say a classroom for students so that the...