If children can clap three times as they say the word a-ni-mal, what knowledge are they demonstrating?
A. understanding of phonemes
B. knowledge of syllables
C. understanding of vowels
D. knowledge of dividing words into syllables as they read
B/Explanation
A. Phonemes are involved, but the child is attending to larger units of the word.
B. A syllable is a unit of spoken language that is larger than a speech sound and consists of one or more vowel sounds alone or of a combination of vowel and consonant sounds.
C. Vowels are involved, but syllables often include combinations of them with consonants.
D. Being able to identify a syllable in speech is different than identifying them in print.
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