Translations:Phonological Awareness (Montessori)/5/en

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Research demonstrates a positive correlation between a student's phonological awareness and their subsequent reading achievements. One study conducted in a Montessori kindergarten revealed significant weaknesses in students' phonological awareness in identifying the first sound in a word and segmenting sounds in vowel-consonant and consonant-vowel-consonant words. Through interviews and the examination of the school's curriculum and teaching manuals, researchers found that several tasks for phonological awareness were not being taught, including identifying the first sound in a spoken word. The study concluded that curricular support and professional development in assessing and teaching phonological skills needed to be enhanced.