Directions: Sit together with your child and hold her hand. Point to the P at the top of the page and say, "P, PUH". Together run her finger along the letter P. Each time you see a word that begins with a P in the story below overemphasize the letter P sound: PUH.
Sound awareness is an auditory skill of distinguishing and recognizing the sound structure of language, which every child must learn how to do in order to develop reading skills.