Phonogical Awareness Screener
The Phonological Awareness Screener is divided into seven tasks:
Listening, Rhyming I, Rhyming II, Alliteration, Words in a Sentence,
Syllabication, and Onset-Rime. When scoring the Phonological
Awareness tasks, the teacher must be very aware of what the correct
answer from the child is. Sometimes the correct answer will be “no” and
sometimes the correct answer will be “yes”. The correct answer is given
on each screen.
- Complete all seven tasks for all children.
- Use counters for the Words in a Sentence task.
- Do not use C-PALLS flipbook.
- Do not time Phonological Awareness tasks.
- Select the appropriate class and time of year.
- Tap a name to select a child to assess. (The name will be highlighted.)
- Tap
to begin. 
Review the Materials and Procedures.- Tap
Listening
- There are no practice items for Listening, so make sure you are ready to begin.
- Read the prompts aloud to the child.
- Score each item
or 
by tapping the large buttons. - Tap
. Refer to the Rapid Letter Naming
instructions where these features are described. - Once this results screen is done, you may not make any changes to this child’s assessment for this time of year.
Rhyming I
- Practice with "cat…mat" to make sure the child understands the task.
Blue prompts along the right tell you:
• What to say.
• What the correct response from the child is. - Remember to encourage the child to repeat the two words before answering Yes or No.
- Score each item correct or incorrect by tapping the large buttons.
- The PA tasks are not timed; however, remember to:
• Keep the flow of the assessment going.
• Maintain the child's interest. - Tap . Refer to the Rapid Letter Naming
instructions where these features are described.
You can also choose to:
• Pause note: Paused tasks are identified by an asterisk beside the child's name on the class list. Tapping the child's name will advance you to a screen where you can resume the assessment.
• To continue to Rhyming 2, tap
NOTE: Task instructions are similar for the remaining Phonological Awareness tasks.
Rhyming II
- Child repeats a given word.
- Child names a word that rhymes with the word.
Alliteration
- Teacher gives two words.
- Child repeats two given words.
- Child says whether the words begin with the same sound.
Words in a Sentence
- Teacher gives a sentence and moves counters (manipulatives) for the practice item only.
- Child repeats the sentence and moves counters.
- After each item, collect the counters in a pile.
Syllabication
- Child repeats a given word.
- Child says or claps how many parts are in the word.
- Teacher claps the word parts for the practice item, but not for the actual items.
Onset-Rime
- Teacher sounds out two part blend.
- Child blends two word parts to make a given word.
- It is critical to break apart “ /h/ ” and “ /at/ ”, so that the child is not simply repeating what the teacher said.
