What’s the difference between phonological and phonemic awareness?🤔 Phonological awareness is an umbrella term that includes five different skills: 1️⃣ Sentence segmenting 2️⃣ Syllable segmenting 3️⃣ Rhyming 4️⃣ Alliteration 5️⃣ Phonemic awareness The last skill on that list, phonemic awareness, is the superstar in the bunch because it includes SIX skills all on its own! Research has shown that it’s the most important for students’ reading success because it focuses on individual sounds in word