ERDOĞAN, Özge Hacettepe Üniversitesi - Eğitim Fakültesi, Turkey

An Important Skill for First Reading-Writing Process: Phonological Awareness

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The student’s gaining basic language skills that he will utilize throughout his life is only possible with accurately and effectively planned first reading and writing teaching process. Many skills have important roles in reaching the required readiness for first reading and writing teaching. One of these skills is phonological awareness. Phonological awareness is an oral language skill which is a pre-requisite of understanding the relationship between the letter and the function of the letter. The purpose of this study is to examine the phonological awareness which is an important skill for first reading and writing process in the light of the studies in literature and to make recommendations about first reading and writing process. In the light of the findings of the researchers studying on this topic, it was found that the phonological awareness skill that developed during the pre-school period had an important affect on gaining advanced reading and writing skills.

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First reading and writing , Phonological awareness.

Journal Of Uludag University Faculty Of Education

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