Option 1: Explain the difference between phonics and phonemic awareness. Describe an activity for phonics and oe for phonemic awareness. Compare how they are similar and how they are different.

Phonics and Phonic Awareness

Phonics is the relationship between sounds and their spellings. It helps children understand the relationships between letters and individual sounds (Gibson & Gold, 2002). Phonic awareness, on the other hand, involves the relationship between sounds in spoken words (Blevins, n.d.). Both Phonics and Phonic Awareness are important for a student to learn to read.

Phonics Activity

Letter-Sound Cards

Have the students make letter cards. On one side of the card the student will write an Upper and lower case letter. On the flip side of the card the students will paste a...