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title: How to help your child build phonological awareness
description: Kids who struggle with reading need extra help learning phonological skills. Explore activities and tips to help your child build phonological awareness.
slug: building-phonological-awareness-in-your-child
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-09-23T17:55:50.173Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/building-phonological-awareness-in-your-child
lang: en
---

# How to help your child build phonological awareness

[Phonological awareness](https://www.understood.org/en/articles/phonological-awareness-what-it-is-and-how-it-works) is a key reading skill. Working on it helps kids learn to recognize and work with the sounds in words — and become stronger readers overall. Get tips on how to help your child build this skill at different ages.

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