A fourth grade student reads on grade level and consistently scores very high on spelling tests that are part of weekly word study activities. However, the student often misspells the same words, and other familiar words, in everyday writings. The following table shows examples of typical errors the student makes on class writing assignments and in informal notes to friends. Target Word Student Spelling girl gril instead intead decided decideded independent independnent interrupted interrupted The student's overall spelling performance suggests that the student most likely has a weakness in which of the following foundational skills?
A. detecting syllable boundaries in words
B. sounding out and blending letter-sounds to make words
C. discriminating between a word's root morpheme and affixes
D. segmenting and sequencing phonemes in words
Answer: D. segmenting and sequencing phonemes in words
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