Foundations of Phonological Awareness: Practical Teaching technique for Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction - EDC-X771X

Course Description

Credit Validation for DoDEA Participants Only

The Foundations of Phonological Awareness course is an 8-session professional development program designed for educators who seek to enhance their understanding and teaching of phonological awareness using the Heagerty Curriculum. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of the key components of phonological awareness, including rhyming, alliteration, sentence segmentation, syllable awareness, onset-rime, and phonemic awareness skills such as phoneme isolation, blending, segmentation, and manipulation. By the end of this course, educators will be equipped with the knowledge and confidence to effectively implement phonological awareness activities in their classrooms, ensuring that all students have the skills they need to become proficient readers.

Learner Outcomes

• Practice identifying and categorizing sounds in spoken language using sample exercises from the curriculum
• Reflect on how phonological awareness impacts a child's ability to learn to read
• Create and implement a rhyming and alliteration activity using the Heagerty Curriculum
• Develop a sentence segmentation activity using Heagerty exercises and practice with peers
• Design a syllable awareness game based on Heagerty suggestions and play it with the group
• Conduct a phoneme blending exercise from the Heagerty Curriculum, focusing on blending sounds to form words
• Design a lesson focusing on phoneme segmentation and manipulation, using Heagerty guidance

Course Details

Number of Units:1.0 unit of graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for DoDEA Educators.

University of San Diego – Graduate-Level Extension Credit Information

The University of San Diego partners with this program to offer graduate-level extension credit(s) in semester hours through the Credit Validation Program. To earn units, participants must register for and successfully complete coursework through the external program provider.

Credits earned through USD’s Credit Validation Program are widely accepted by many school districts and universities across the United States for purposes such as license renewal, required professional development hours, short-term skill building, salary advancement, credentialing, and potential advanced degree pathways. These units do not apply toward a master’s or higher degree program at the University of San Diego; however, they may be transferable to advanced degree programs (e.g., MA, EdD, PhD) at other institutions that accept external graduate-level credits.

Participants are responsible for confirming acceptance, transcript requirements, deadlines, and applicability of units with their employing district or intended institution prior to enrollment.