The document summarizes a study on the effects of phonemic awareness instruction for young English language learners in rural Malaysia. The study found that direct phonemic awareness instruction for 6 weeks accelerated students' acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills compared to a control group, as shown by higher scores on post-tests. A regression analysis also confirmed that receiving the phonemic awareness treatment versus being in the control group was one of the most significant factors influencing post-test performance. The study provides support for using direct phonemic awareness instruction as part of teaching early literacy skills to young English language learners.