A kindergarten teacher asks a small group of students to repeat after her. First, she says the word grape and then pronounces it as gr and ape. Next, she says the word take and then pronounces it as t and ake. This activity is likely to promote the students' phonemic awareness primarily by:
A. helping them recognize distinct syllables in oral language
B. encouraging them to divide words into onsets and rimes
C. teaching them how to distinguish between consonants and vowels
D. promoting their awareness of letter-sound correspondence
Answer: B. encouraging them to divide words into onsets and rimes
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