Teaching Letter Names and Sounds While Reading to a Child

question 141

True/False

Teaching letter names and sounds while reading to a child does not promote phonological awareness.

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Definitions:

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Based on the principles of linguistic determinism and linguistic relativity, the hypothesis that language shapes our thoughts and culture, and our culture and thoughts affect the language we use to describe our world.

Linguistic Relativity

Theory that each language includes some unique features that are not found in other languages.

Malapropism

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.

Static Evaluation

Pronouncement that does not take the possibility of change into consideration.