Phonemic Awareness Assessment
– Identify Cognitive Weaknesses
Phonemic Awareness Assessment – A Simple Evaluation is the Beginning
A phonemic awareness assessment begins with a simple recognition of certain indicators in the life of your child. Children as young as five can be screened with a simple phonemic awareness evaluation. If you see any of the following risk factors, we encourage you to consider scheduling a complete phonemic awareness assessment today.
Phonemic Awareness Assessment: Pre-K to Kindergarten
My child has difficulty:
___ Recognizing rhymes
___ Remembering names of friends and peers
___ Developing normal speech
Phonemic Awareness Assessment: End of 1st Grade
My child has difficulty:
___ Spelling common words
___ Reading aloud
___ Sounding out words
___ Blending sounds
___ Applying “phonics” (the mechanics of sounds within words) to reading and spelling
Phonemic Awareness Assessment: End of 2nd Grade
My child has difficulty:
___ Recalling facts and details
___ Correctly spelling previously studied and commonly seen words
___ Reading aloud
___ Using phonics to sound out words, including multi-syllable words
Phonemic Awareness Assessment – Ages Nine and Up
Although phonemic awareness is generally established by the early-reading years, a phonemic awareness assessment should be completed for older readers facing some of the following difficulties:
___ A history of reading and spelling struggles
___ A dislike for reading
___ A lack of fluency in reading
___ The mispronunciation of people and places
___ Not wanting to read aloud
___ Spending extra time doing homework
Phonemic Awareness Assessment – LearningRx Can Help!
If your child is struggling with any of the above difficulties, your next step is to schedule a complete cognitive skills assessment, including a phonemic awareness assessment, at a LearningRx Training Center near you. We offer affordable testing packages as a service to our communities. Once we’ve identified cognitive weaknesses, we can structure an effective, one-on-one training program that meets the specific needs of your child.
