Languages that are comprised of both logographs and phonetic symbols, such as
Mandarin, affect the literacy patterns of native speakers in the following way:
a. Chinese first graders are able to easily figure out vocabulary words they had not
yet been taught.
b. Chinese first graders learn to break down words into sounds.
c. Chinese first graders are ableto read almost all the words they are taught, but very
few of the words not yet taught.
d. Literacy patterns of Chinese first graders are much like those of English-speaking
first graders.
c
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