In the partial-alphabetic phase, after identifying initial sounds in a word, what is the next targeted skill?

In the partial-alphabetic phase, after identifying initial sounds in a word, what is the next targeted skill?

• A. Recognize final sounds
• B. Segment syllables
• C. Identify medial sounds in words
• D. Read the word by sight

Answer: (C)

In the partial-alphabetic phase, learners start to connect some letters to the sounds they hear and begin decoding by using those letter-sound links. After identifying the initial sound, the next targeted skill is to identify the middle (medial) sound in a word and map it to its letter or letters so they can blend the sounds together. This step expands decoding beyond just the first sound and moves toward recognizing more of the word's phonemic structure. Recognizing final sounds or segmenting syllables are different skills and aren’t the immediate focus here, and reading by sight comes later as fluency and full alphabetic knowledge develop.

In the partial-alphabetic phase, learners start to connect some letters to the sounds they hear and begin decoding by using those letter-sound links. After identifying the initial sound, the next targeted skill is to identify the middle (medial) sound in a word and map it to its letter or letters so they can blend the sounds together. This step expands decoding beyond just the first sound and moves toward recognizing more of the word's phonemic structure. Recognizing final sounds or segmenting syllables are different skills and aren’t the immediate focus here, and reading by sight comes later as fluency and full alphabetic knowledge develop.