A very popular video aimed at teaching children how to read teaches the following song, using each letter in the alphabet; "The A says "ah," the A says "ah!" Every letter makes a sound, the A says "ah."" The song goes on to do each letter in the same way (e.g., "The B says "buh," etc.) This video is helping kids learn to read by promoting ____ awareness.
A) syntactic
B) semantic
C) phonological
D) syllabic

Question

A very popular video aimed at teaching children how to read teaches the following song, using each letter in the alphabet; "The A says "ah," the A says "ah!" Every letter makes a sound, the A says "ah."" The song goes on to do each letter in the same way (e.g., "The B says "buh," etc.) This video is helping kids learn to read by promoting ____ awareness.
A) ​syntactic
B) ​semantic
C) ​phonological
D) ​syllabic

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The video is helping children learn to read by promoting phonological awareness, which is the ability to identify and manipulate the sound structures (phonemes) in a language. The song in the video is teaching children the sounds that each letter makes (phonemic awareness) which is a crucial skill for learning to read.

A Very Popular Video Aimed at Teaching Children How to Read