These resources can help teachers and caregivers help children become aware of the sounds of words. This key skill involves the ability to hear, identify, make, and work with the sounds and sound patterns of spoken language.

Phonological awareness is one of the five key skills, or Big 5, in the Planned Language Approach. Resources on the other Big 5 skills cover alphabet knowledge and early writing, background knowledge, book knowledge and print concepts, and oral language and vocabulary.