13. A teacher draws a picture of a clock. The teacher asks a student to draw a picture of the word that is created when you take away the first "c" sound. The student draws a lock. Which of the following best describes the phonological skill the student is practicing?
Answer: D
Deleting
The student is practicing the phonological skill of deleting a sound from a word, specifically the first "c" sound in "clock," which results in the word "lock."
A) Blending
Blending involves combining individual sounds to form a word. In this scenario, the student is not combining sounds; instead, they are removing a sound from the word "clock," making this option incorrect.
B) Segmenting
Segmenting refers to breaking a word into its individual sounds or phonemes. While the student may have thought about the components of the word "clock," the task was to remove a sound rather than identify or separate them, making this option incorrect.
C) Substituting
Substituting involves replacing one sound in a word with another. The student did not replace any sounds in "clock"; they removed the "c" sound entirely. Therefore, this option does not accurately describe the skill being practiced.
D) Deleting
The student is engaging in deleting, as they are taking away the initial "c" sound from "clock," resulting in "lock." This action clearly demonstrates the phonological skill of deleting a sound from a word.
Conclusion
The correct answer, deleting, accurately reflects the action taken by the student in the exercise, as they effectively removed a sound from "clock." All other options fail to describe the specific skill demonstrated, as they either involve combining, breaking apart, or substituting sounds rather than omitting one.