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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About the same as last year but I am trying to understand what to do with them.

DS was in the 95th percentile for reading (yeah) but below expectations for Phonological Awareness. (boo) So what do I do about the Phonological Awareness issue? I will probably set up a conference with his Teacher. I am happy with his overall progress but this seems to be a major area that is apparently behind and I would like to know how to support his improvement in this area.

And then I figure I sound crazy because overall he is doing great. But I don't want him to not get the support he needs in an important area in LA. [/quote]

My kid is at 90% for reading but approaching expectations for phonological awareness. Would love to know the best way to improve that. [/quote]

Maybe your kids headphones didn’t fit right the day of the test so they weren’t able to hear all of the sound differences during the test. Maybe they had the volume down and thought they heard but didn’t really. Maybe they are lacking in phonemic awareness but can decode and understand everything they are readin better then most kids their age anyway because they cracked the code in a different way. Google
Phonemic awareness activities and play some sound games. But be open to the fact that there could have been issues with the test (like not hearing or paying attention) rather than a lack of skills. 
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What age/grade? Beware that the schools don't really teach phonics, but kids can and are encouraged to memorize a lot of words, which can mask real issues that will catch up to them later. This can also show up as spelling being worse than reading.

Agree there's a possibility it's a testing issue, but I'd want to know for sure.

All About Reading is great: 
https://blog.allaboutlearningpress.com/phonological-awareness/[/quote]

Depends on the school I sat through distance learning Fundations all last year with my grade 1 dc in an FCPS school so they are definitely teaching phonics. [/quote]

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