Describing ABE Level 1 Learners: Supporting Research and ...

Adults plan activities and interact so as to draw attention to the phonemes (the smallest unit of speech) in spoken words, following the developmental progression of: Words as a whole (elephant) and Syllables (e-le-phant). Adults promote syllable-sound awareness by clapping or tapping out the syllables of words or slowly “sounding out” word. ................
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