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Phonologically Rich Program Checklist

Virtual Lab School Family Child Care Communication & Language Development Lesson 2 Apply Phonologically Rich Program Checklist
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Phonological awareness is an important skill that plays a big role in reading development. Take a few minutes to complete the survey below and think about what you can do to help promote this skill for children in your program. Share and discuss your responses with your trainer, coach, or family child care administrator.

Key: E = I do this Everyday S = I do this Sometimes W = I need to Work on this

Practice

  1. Read books aloud to children that play with sounds, letters, rhyming, and words
    E
    S
    W
  2. Sing songs that help children play with sounds, letters, rhyming, and words
    E
    S
    W
  3. Identify words and sounds that rhyme
    E
    S
    W
  4. Talk about letters and their sounds
    E
    S
    W
  5. Include print labels for activities, materials, and routines, and talk about their letters and sounds
    E
    S
    W
  6. Read and sing poems to children and have them fill in words or create their own lines
    E
    S
    W
  7. Play games that emphasize or draw attention to sounds, words, and letters
    E
    S
    W
  8. Respond positively with encouragement when children identify or recognize sounds
    E
    S
    W
  9. Work individually and with groups of children to ensure all children are developing phonological awareness
    E
    S
    W
  10. Involve families in early language and literacy activities by sending home lists of books the children are reading and activities for promoting phonological awareness at home during daily routines
    E
    S
    W