Carter is having difficulty learning to read. Although he is in third grade, his teacher says that he does not seem to have a conscious understanding that language is made up of sounds. Carter has a deficit in _____.

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Carter's difficulty in understanding that language is made up of sounds indicates a deficit in phonological awareness, which is the ability to recognize and manipulate the sound structures of language.

Carter Is Having Difficulty Learning to Read