Pedagogical Mediation in the English Phonemic Awareness Class in First through Third Grades of Costa Rican Public Education

According to the Ministry of Public Education’s (MEP) English teaching syllabus for elementary school (first cycle grades 1 3 and second 4 6), pedagogical approach that is prevalent achieve national goal Action-Oriented Approach. In concordance MEP’s theoretical support, it through phonemic awareness development teachers must introduce reading writing skills. This study took place in two Educational Regions: San José Central Norte. The researchers analyzed effectiveness methodology used by first third grade (First Cycle) designed three workshops enhance their mediation awareness. main finding was a gap between stated new program terms phonological best practices didactic plan, «Task Cycle», scaffold young learners’ process writing.