Segmentation

Segmentation is the skill of splitting words up into their separate speech sounds (phonemes). 

Research suggests that segmentation is a crucial phonemic awareness skill that should be taught as part of a research-based approach to the teaching of spelling. Can you hear the individual speech sounds in this word? What are they?

Why is segmentation important?

Segmentation is a crucial skill in learning to spell since being able to split words up into their separate speech sounds helps students to encode unfamiliar words, giving them an advantage in learning to spell. Difficulty with segmentation is a hallmark of the struggling speller / reader.