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Felician University
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ESL-011 | Beginner I Grammar
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2023
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Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation Description • • • • • ! The Yopp-Singer Test of Phoneme Segmentation is a list of 22 common words. ! Students are given the words and asked to break each word apart (segmentation). ! individually administered by teacher, instructional assistant, paraprofessional ! timeframe: 5 – 10 minutes per child ! It was originally designed for English speaking kindergarteners; however, it has also proven useful with first grade students and older children. Using the Results • ! Since a relationship has been established between phonemic awareness, success in reading, and spelling acquisition, Yopp and Singer’s assessment is especially helpful in early identification of areas where further instruction is needed. • ! Scoring (cut-off’s have not been defined) o All or mostly correct responses indicate strong phonemic awareness o Some correct responses indicate emerging awareness o little or few correct responses suggest intervention Directions: Today we’re going to play a word game. I’m going to say a word and I want you to break the word apart. You are going to tell me each sound of the word in order. For example, if I say old, you should say /o/ /l/ /d/. Let’s try a few together. Practice items: (assist in segmenting, if necessary) ride (3) go (2) man (3) Test items: (Circle those items that the student correctly segments; incorrect responses are recorded on the blank line following the item.) Answer Key

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