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**Mastering Phoneme Substitution**

# **Assessing Advanced Phonemic Awareness Skills**

## Advanced phonemic awareness skills are critical for learning unfamiliar words.  At 95 Percent Group we recognize the need to ensure that ALL students master this critical skill, so we’re providing a complimentary **Phoneme Substitution Screener****.**

Susan Hall, President and Co-Founder of 95 Percent Group advocates that phoneme manipulation is the most important phonemic awareness skill because advanced phonemic awareness:[![Mastery of Phoneme Substitution Video Graphic.png](https://info.95percentgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mastery%20of%20Phoneme%20Substitution%20Video%20Graphic.png?width=300&name=Mastery%20of%20Phoneme%20Substitution%20Video%20Graphic.png)](http://players.brightcove.net/753071735001/EJeb02hFg_default/index.html?videoId=5273413504001)

- enables readers to look at an unknown word and figure it out, because they can manipulate the first sound

- improves word learning and increases sight word banks
- provides instant word recognition and reduces the need to decode

This 1:1 assessment monitors the acquisition of phoneme substitution.  Students listen to directions and provide answers without seeing the printed words.  To master phoneme substitution, students need to score 4/5 on each of the 3 sections (beginning, ending, and medial sound substitution).

### **We provide everything you need to start using this assessment TODAY!**

Download and print the screening tool and the personalized student scoring sheets here. Note that there are 2 screening forms.![Phoneme Screener teacher with student 1-1.jpg](https://info.95percentgroup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Phoneme%20Screener%20teacher%20with%20student%201-1.jpg?width=213&name=Phoneme%20Screener%20teacher%20with%20student%201-1.jpg)

- FORM X includes easier words for students in grades 1-2, and
- FORM Y has more challenging substitution prompts, including substituting sounds in a blend, allowing you to assess students in grades 3-4.

**SHARE** this Valuable**Phoneme Substitution Screening Tool** with your colleagues so that ALL students can benefit by using this screener to identify at-risk readers and provide necessary intervention.

Check out our blog post [***Mastering Phoneme Substitution***](http://www.95percentgroup.com/blog/details/95-percent-group-blog/2017/04/03/mastering-phoneme-substitution)to learn more about the need to assess  Phoneme Manipulation.

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