Do you ever wonder what your little ones should actually be capable of at their age level?
By the age of 4 a student should be able to produce and enjoy rhyme & alliteration.
By the age of 5 a student should be able recognize a word within a word list that does not rhyme of the odd one out (dog, frog, cat). The student should also be able to recognize phonemic changes in words and hear syllables within words.
By the age of 5 1/2 a student should be able to distinguish and remember separate phonemes within a series, blend onset and rimes (what's this word, c-at), and segment initial sounds (say the first sound you hear in sock).
By the age of 6 a student should be able to complete syllable deletion (rhino, now say it without /rhi/), compound word deletion (starfish, now say it without star), onset-rime blending, and phoneme segmentation.
By the age of 6 1/2 a student should be able to complete phoneme segmentation up to 3-4 phonemes (say slowly and hear all of the sounds c-a-t), and complete phoneme substitution (cat, change the first sound to /p/, what's the new word).
By the age of 7 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the initial and final position (Say cat. Now say it without the /c/).
By the age of 8 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the initial position and including blends (Say think. Now say it without the /th/).
By the age of 9 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the medial and final position and including blends (Say snail. Now say it without the /n/).
By the age of 4 a student should be able to produce and enjoy rhyme & alliteration.
By the age of 5 a student should be able recognize a word within a word list that does not rhyme of the odd one out (dog, frog, cat). The student should also be able to recognize phonemic changes in words and hear syllables within words.
By the age of 5 1/2 a student should be able to distinguish and remember separate phonemes within a series, blend onset and rimes (what's this word, c-at), and segment initial sounds (say the first sound you hear in sock).
By the age of 6 a student should be able to complete syllable deletion (rhino, now say it without /rhi/), compound word deletion (starfish, now say it without star), onset-rime blending, and phoneme segmentation.
By the age of 6 1/2 a student should be able to complete phoneme segmentation up to 3-4 phonemes (say slowly and hear all of the sounds c-a-t), and complete phoneme substitution (cat, change the first sound to /p/, what's the new word).
By the age of 7 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the initial and final position (Say cat. Now say it without the /c/).
By the age of 8 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the initial position and including blends (Say think. Now say it without the /th/).
By the age of 9 a student should be able to complete sound deletion in the medial and final position and including blends (Say snail. Now say it without the /n/).