[senco-forum] Y1 phonological awareness

Poor phonological awareness can be one of the key indicators of a  child with 
APD. I would use mostly visual and concrete means of  teaching 

*cards with onset and rime, in different colours first then all the same  
colour to represent that they should be joined,

*get them to practise saying the words slowly then speeding up to show  
elision, while moving the onset card towards the rime card on a table  to show a 
visual connection 

*use tracing in sand and paint and felt and sandpaper letters etc,

* give them a whole word on a card then highlight the onset in  one colour 
then the rime in another, work backwards - showing them the  whole THEN the 
parts, as some children need the big picture before the  parts, being able to see 
how you break it down will help then to see how to  build it up

*use each child's own name, siblings, pets etc. to demonstrate, make  it 
personal to them

And I would refer them for APD testing...

Best wishes,
Aly

Chair Auditory  Processing Disorder in the UK/APDUK
www.lacewingmultimedia.com/APD.htm 
www.apduk.org