Phonemic Awareness Training: Both Boring and Ineffective?

Notes

1.	One wonders how often this occurs. Reports of children's affective reactions to PA training have not been included in other studies. I applaud Castiglioni-Spalton and Ehri's honesty in including these descriptions, despite the fact that it opens them to charges of child abuse.
2.	Neuman did not describe the direct instruction component of the project in detail. It was doubtful that it was the intensive phonemic awareness training that is done in training studies, or anywhere near what is recommended by some people these days.
3.	Recall that in the Castiglioni-Spalton and Ehri study, PA posttests were given immediately after the training session and one week later. Their sessions were, however, few and short.
4.	For very similar reactions to a phonics lesson, and a vivid contrast with a read-aloud session, see Meyer, (2002).

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