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These skills include:  \n• Well-developed phonemic awareness skills  \n• Knowing a majority of the sounds for a-z  \n• Writing lowercase a-z consistently and legibly  \nThe Placement Test, starting on page 45, will aid teachers in determining if students need to strengthen these skills with the PreLessons, beginning on page 49, before starting Unit 1. Use the phonemic awareness, sounds of a-z, handwriting, and writing a-z sections of the Placement Test to decide whether you will start with the Pre-Lessons or with Unit 1. If you are teaching multiple students, make a copy of the placement test for each student.  \nThe Placement Test will also help teachers determine which level to follow in the Teacher's Guide: Level A, B, or C. Use the reading and spelling sections of the Placement Test to help you determine the best level for your student. Students who have completed Essentials once can use Level B or Level C in a second year to achieve greater mastery.  \nLevels A, B, and C  \nMuch of the instruction in each Essentials unit is used for all students. The Spelling Analysis, Grammar, and Vocabulary exercises  \nare separated into three levels in order to provide appropriate application for students of different ages, vocabulary levels, and reading and spelling abilities.  \nHandwriting  \nIf handwriting instruction is needed, incorporate lessons from either the cursive or manuscript Rhythm of Handwriting Student Book. Begin with the lowercase letters from Rhythm of Handwriting, following the schedule provided in the Pre-Lessons, then continue with the uppercase letters as they are scheduled in handwriting callout boxes in Essentials Units 2-15.  \nTeacher Tip  \nPhonemic Awareness  \nPhonemic awareness is the understanding that words are comprised of sounds. Students with strong phonemic awareness skills will be able to blend sounds that a teacher has segmented into a word and segment words into their individual sounds.  \nStudent Name   Make a copy for each student. Available at [https://assets.logicofenglish.com/downloads/Essentials_PlacementTest_sample.pdf](https://assets.logicofenglish.com/downloads/Essentials_PlacementTest_sample.pdf)  \nPhonemic Awareness Segment a word aloud as written. Ask the student to blend (glue) the sounds together to make a word.  \n\n|  | Easily blended | Struggled but successful | Could not blend |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. /p-ĭ-g/ pig |  |  |  |\n| 2. /h-or-s/ horse |  |  |  |\n| 3. /p-l-ā/ play |  |  |  |\n| 4. /s-ĕ-n-d/ send |  |  |  |\n| 5. /g-ar-d-ĕ-n/ garden |  |  |  |\n| 6. /p-ŭ-m-p-k-ĭ-n/ pumpkin |  |  |  |\n| 7. /k-ŏ-m-p-ū-t-er/ computer |  |  |  |\n| 8. /b-ü-k-sh-ĕ-l-f/ bookshelf |  |  |  |\n\nIf students struggled to blend words 1-6, complete the Phonemic Awareness Activities in Pre-Lessons A-J before beginning Unit 1. Phonemic Awareness Say a word aloud. Ask the student to segment the words into its individual sounds.  \n\n|  | Easily segmented | Struggled but successful | Could not segment |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [1. dog](1. dog /d-)[ /d-](1. dog /d-)ŏ-g/ |  |  |  |\n| 2. step /s-t-ĕ-p/ |  |  |  |\n| 3. trip /t-r-ĭ-p/ |  |  |  |\n| 4. stand /s-t-ă-n-d/ |  |  |  |\n| 5. basket /b-ă-s-k-ĕ-t/ |  |  |  |\n| 6. picnic /p-ĭ-k-n-ĭ-k/ |  |  |  |\n| [7. energy](7. energy /)[ /](7. energy /)ĕ-n-er-j-ē/ |  |  |  |\n| 8. watermelon /w-ä-t-er-m-ĕ-l-ŏ-n/ |  |  |  |\n\nIf students struggled to segment words 1-6, complete the Phonemic Awareness Activities in Pre-Lessons A-J before beginning Unit 1.  \nRead the Using the Basic Phonogram Flash Cards, ask the student to read the sounds of a-z. The sounds are provided  \nSounds of A-Z on the back of the card. 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