A kindergarten teacher writes a sentence on the board that states, "The dog has a bone." Instead of writing the word dog, she draws a picture of a dog. This is an example of what?

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By drawing a picture of a dog in a sentence instead of writing the word, she is making a rebus. A rebus uses pictures to represent words. For young readers, this can make sentences less intimidating and give visual clues.

A Kindergarten Teacher Writes a Sentence on the Board That