Podcast Episode 6: Interview with Christina Winter (full show notes here) What is Phonemic Awareness and What Does the Research Say? Meet Christina Winter - a former first-grade teacher and science of reading rockstar who now creates resources for elementary school teachers and empowers them to lead their students to amazing heights.  Below, she dispels some commonly believed myths about phonemic awareness and sheds light on its importance. Check her out!: Mrs. Winter’s Bliss website Mrs. Winter’s Bliss Instagram @mrswintersbliss Mrs. Winter’s Blog Post (on phonemic awareness? Or just blog in general?) Freebie from Christina! Myth: We have to spend all of our time on rhyme, sentence segmenting, and syllables. Myth: As teachers, we need to do the entire program that’s handed to us by our schools or reading specialist Myth: Phonemic awareness can be done in the dark. Myth: Phonemic awareness and phonics are two separate entities Fact: Reading has a beautiful path Phonemic awareness → mapping → decoding and encoding words → sentences → reading a whole text! Additional Resources & References: Resources: Phonemic Awareness Warm Ups Phonemic Awareness Bundle Roll, Segment, and Cover I Spy Blending Mats References: National Reading Panel Report (Amie, I think I found this report on my own, but wanted to be 100% sure so I’ll wait for your link) What Does Phonemic Awareness Mean? Making the Most of Phonemic Awareness Does Phonemic Awareness Belong in Your Phonics Lesson? **Don’t want to miss another podcast?  Sign up for my email sequence and opt-in to receive an email each day a podcast is released, plus a portion of an intervention e-book that corresponds to the day’s podcast.**