Program provides specific instruction for students with weak phonemic awareness.
Phonemic awareness is the ability to process the individual sounds, or phonemes, within spoken words. Students who cannot judge the sequence of sound units within spoken words cannot grasp the alphabetic principles upon which English reading and spelling are based. When reading, speaking, or spelling, they often add, omit, or reverse sounds in words. Research indicates that strong phonemic awareness is the foundation for reading and spelling success. The LiPS program teaches students to feel the actions of their lips, tongues, and vocal chords, and to notice and label them.