Young Jonah is learning to read, and his father writes MUMMY on a card and asks him to read it. When Jonah struggles, his father says, "Sound it out one letter at a time!" As Jonah does this, he eventually puts the sounds together and triumphantly shouts the correct word. What method has Jonah used to read this word?
A)Phonetic decomposition
B)Pragmatic delineation
C)Semantic structuring
D)Whole word recognition

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Phonetic decomposition is the process of breaking down a word into its individual phonemes (sounds) and blending them together to recognize the word. This is exactly what Jonah does when his father tells him to "sound it out one letter at a time". The other options (B, C, and D) do not accurately describe Jonah's method of reading this word.

Young Jonah Is Learning to Read, and His Father Writes