Sensational Six – Phonological Awareness Essay

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For this assignment it is helpful to complete all the readings and viewing of the videos as these will
provide the knowledge base, language, and other useful pieces of information to help you fully answer
the questions. To maximize your ability to earn full points on this assignment, it is important you explain
each response thoroughly by including details, all available information, examples, and any other
mechanism that supports your reply. It is also necessary to include (in parenthesis embedded in
your text will do) your reference, in APA Format. You are free to use any of the materials and
resources provided in your module) You must also include the List of References, APA Format as
a page.

What is APA Format?

APA is the style of documentation of sources used by the American Psychological Association. This form
of writing papers is used mainly in the social sciences, like psychology, anthropology, sociology, as well
as education and other fields.

How Does APA Style Work?
When working with APA there are two things to keep in mind: in-text citations and the reference page.
In-text citations will use the author’s name and the date within your research paper. These citations will
refer back to the reference page at the end, which lists all the sources that you may have used in your
research paper.

When Would I Have to Cite a Source in APA?
Anytime you summarize, paraphrase, or quote information from another source, like passages from
books or articles in an academic journal, you are required to list within your text the author’s name and
the year the article was published. There are a couple of ways this can be arranged. Here is an example.

Another theory came from the idea of the “matching hypothesis.” This was presented by
Goffman (1952), who believed that men had the tendency to choose spouses who were of
similar social status. The sums of these attributes include are social skills, wealth, power,
intelligence, attractiveness, and other skills that are valued in society.

With the example above, the writer puts the author’s last name in the text and immediately after it
puts the date in parentheses.

You must cite resources within the document, and provide the list of resources you used to respond
to the questions.

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Provide a Reference List for the references you used within your paper.

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Resources:
CORE Textbook: Chapter 5 Phonological Awareness

Required Readings

A. about Phonological Awareness:

CORE, Chapter 5, Phonological Awareness
Reading Rockets: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
(https://www.readingrockets.org/helping/target/phonologicalphonemic)
Reading Rockets: Why Phonological Awareness is Important for Reading and Spelling
(https://www.readingrockets.org/article/why-phonological-awareness-important-reading-and-spelling)

B. about Dyslexia:

About Dyslexia (https://dyslexiareadingconnection.com/about-dyslexia/)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) “Frequently Asked Questions”
(https://dyslexiaida.org/frequently-asked-questions-2/)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) “Multisensory Structured Language Teaching Fact Sheet”
edutopia “Accommodating Students with Dyslexia” (general)
(https://www.edutopia.org/article/accommodating-students-dyslexia?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9bOT-
6XY3wIVA1uGCh2DXgWYEAAYAiAAEgIVIfD_BwE)
International Dyslexia Associaton (IDA) “Dyslexia in the Classroom: What Every Teacher
Needs to Know” (https://dyslexiaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/DITC-Handbook.pdf)
State of Dyslexia – Improving Literacy (https://improvingliteracy.org/state-of-dyslexia/florida)
Dyslexia Basics (https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/)
What is Dyslexia? (https://www.understood.org/articles/what-is-dyslexia)

Guided Questions

1. What is phonological awareness?

a. Write a detailed and thick definition using your CORE textbook and resources in the module

b. List each component of phonological awareness, provide a detailed explanation of each component
and provide an example for each

2. Discuss how language development and phonological awareness related to one another—Refer back
to Module 1 on oral language development and what. you are learning in this Module–phonological
awareness to help yo compose your response to this question.

3. What are the parts of effective learning environments that support and teach phonological
awareness?

a. Write a detailed explanation of what you would see in a Kindergarten or First Grade classroom that
would support and teach phonological awareness.

b. Name and explain at least 5 strategies a teacher would use to teach phonological awareness.

4. Provide a full explanation of Dyslexia. Include:

a. Signs and Symptoms

b. Causes of Dyslexia

c. How widespread Dyslexia is

d. The effects on children who have Dyslexia

e. Discuss how Dyslexia is diagnosed

5. What area of literacy is most associated with Dyslexia: Phonemic Awareness? Comprehension?
Vocabulary? Fluency? Phonics?

a. Why is that area of literacy most associated with Dyslexia?

b. What is the connection? Explain

6. What are the best strategies to use with student with Dyslexia?

a. Name and explain 3 – 4 best strategies to use with students with Dyslexia.

Upload: Sensational Six: Phonological Awareness

1. “Thick” (detailed explanations for each question). Citations within the paper must be included
and in APA format.

2. List of References: List of References must be APA format.

3. Format for this assignment:

Times New Roman

Size 12 font

Double Space

The essay should be a minimum of 3 – 4 pages, a maximum of 5 pages.

List of Resources: Five Resources (APA)

For additional support:

The Writing Center (https://case.fiu.edu/writingcenter/make-an-appointment/)

To avoid point deductions please follow the guidelines for the content (specific, detailed and
cited information), format, use of the required textbook for the course; CORE Teaching Reading
Sourcebook, APA Format in the Content citations, List of References, use of required resources
listed in the assignment (no outside resources are permitted)

-1 Point: Format (Times New Roman, Size 12 Font, Double Space)

-2 Points

List of References not Included
OR CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook is not included
OR List of References is not APA Format
OR Outside resources are included in the List of References

-2 Points:

Citations were not included with the essay
OR CORE Teaching Reading Sourcebook was not cited
OR Citations are not APA Format
OR outside resources were cited in the essay