When it comes to children’s phonemic awareness skill?
a. typically begins developing in five-year-olds
b.teachers prefer to teach it by direct instruction
c. the majority of children develop it without direct instruction
d. it develops before phonetic awareness
I am think d the correct answer
I agree, and this is one of the great benefits of the Dr Seuss books at early ages: rhyming, tone, usage.
The correct answer is option d. Phonemic awareness typically develops before phonetic awareness. Phonemic awareness refers to the ability to identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken language, such as recognizing that "cat" starts with the /k/ sound or blending the sounds /c/, /a/, and /t/ to form the word "cat." Phonemic awareness is a precursor to phonics, which involves connecting sounds to written letters and understanding the relationship between letters and sounds.
To arrive at this answer, you can deduce that the other options are not correct as follows:
Option a: Typically, phonemic awareness starts developing before the age of five. It can even begin as early as preschool years. Therefore, option a is not the correct answer.
Option b: While teachers may use direct instruction to teach phonemic awareness to children who struggle with it, the majority of children develop this skill naturally through exposure to language and various literacy activities. Therefore, option b is not the correct answer.
Option c: This is the correct answer. The majority of children develop phonemic awareness without direct instruction. Through interactions with spoken language, exposure to rhymes, songs, and stories, and engaging in activities that involve recognizing and manipulating sounds, children naturally develop phonemic awareness skills.