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%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 215Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5sS9(Slide 288)%u2022 Read aloud together.%u2022 This demonstrates how complicated our language system is when we try to rhyme words according to how they are spelt. %u2022 Only 50% of English words use direct phoneme - grapheme correspondences!%u2022 It is not surprising that children find reading English a challenge. This makes supporting children with the early underlying skills of phonological awareness all the more important. This will help their readiness for reading.9.11.0 PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN COMMUNICATION FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS(Slide 289)%u2022 Supporting early phonological awareness is very important and will help the children once they start school.%u2022 Appropriate support is part of being a Communication Friendly Setting.%u2022 Ask learners to find their completed checklist that they had at the end of the last session. %u2022 Ask learners to get into groups according to the aspect of phonological awareness they want to focus on. Aim for groups of 3 or 4s so if a group is too large, sub-divide.%u2022 After a 5 minute discussion ask one person to feedback the ideas from their group.