Abstract of

Supporting Phonemic Awareness Development in the Classroom

Hallie Kay Yopp

Ruth Helen Yopp

Playful, appealing activities that focus attention on the sound and structure of language are useful for promoting phonemic awareness in young learners. The authors describe several such activities that spring from children's literature, music, or traditional games, and can be easily incorporated into the early literacy curriculum.

[Note: This article is reprinted in Evidence-Based Reading Instruction. www.reading.org/publications/bbv/books/bk460/index.html]

Abstract from Yopp, H., & Yopp, R. (2000, October). Supporting Phonemic Awareness Development in the Classroom. The Reading Teacher, 54(2), 130–143. doi: 10.1598/RT.54.2.2