Phonological awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the separate sounds within words. Alphabet knowledge is the recognition of letters as distinct symbols that have specific names and sounds associated with them. During this session, participants will learn about the concepts of phonological awareness and alphabet knowledge and how to support them through classroom activities.

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