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Dylan is a student in Ms. Simpson's first-grade class. She keeps observational notes on Dylan over several months to assess his performance during phonemic awareness activities. While reviewing her notes, Ms. Simpson recognizes that Dylan is consistently unable to correctly answer questions when he is asked to listen to a word and then produce a modified version of the word.

Mr. Hicks conducts a phonemic awareness activity with his first-grade class. He leads the class in the following. Mr. Hicks: Say 'blank.' Students: 'Blank.' Mr. Hicks: Now say the word 'blank' without the letter 'l.' Which of the following phonemic awareness activities is Mr. Hicks using with his students?

Rationale

Mr. Hicks is using a phoneme deletion activity with his students.

In this activity, students are asked to say a word and then produce the same word without a specific phoneme—in this case, the letter 'l' in 'blank.' This task requires students to recognize and remove a sound from the original word, which is the essence of phoneme deletion.

A (Phoneme substitution) YOUR ANSWER

Phoneme substitution involves replacing one phoneme in a word with another to create a new word, such as changing 'cat' to 'bat' by substituting the initial sound. This activity focuses on altering sounds rather than removing them, which is not what Mr. Hicks is asking his students to do.

B (Phoneme deletion) CORRECT

Phoneme deletion is accurately represented by Mr. Hicks' activity, as he instructs students to say 'blank' and then produce it without the 'l' sound. This requires them to identify and eliminate a specific phoneme from the word, thereby demonstrating their understanding of phonemic awareness through deletion.

C (Phoneme segmentation) YOUR ANSWER

Phoneme segmentation involves breaking a word down into its individual phonemes, such as identifying the sounds in 'cat' as /k/, /æ/, and /t/. While segmentation is an important phonemic awareness skill, it does not match the activity that Mr. Hicks is conducting since he is not asking students to break the word apart.

D (Phoneme blending) YOUR ANSWER

Phoneme blending requires students to combine individual phonemes to form a word, such as merging the sounds /b/, /l/, /a/, /n/, and /k/ to say 'blank.' This activity is opposite to what is being performed, as Mr. Hicks is not having students blend sounds together but rather remove one.

Conclusion

Mr. Hicks' phonemic awareness activity exemplifies phoneme deletion, as it specifically involves students recognizing and omitting a phoneme from a given word. By asking them to say 'blank' without the 'l,' he effectively tests their ability to manipulate sounds within words, a critical skill in developing literacy. The other options represent different phonemic tasks that do not accurately describe the activity being conducted.

Mr. Hicks is using a phoneme deletion activity with his students.

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