Which task asks a student to blend the sounds /ch/ /air/ to form a common word?

Which task asks a student to blend the sounds /ch/ /air/ to form a common word?

• A. Phonological Awareness
• B. Phonemic Segmentation
• C. Syllable Awareness
• D. Blending

Answer: (D)

Blending is the skill shown here: putting together separate sounds to say a word. When you hear /ch/ followed by /air/ and combine them, you get the common word “chair.” This task isn’t about breaking sounds apart, which would be phonemic segmentation; nor is it about recognizing syllables or just noticing sound structures in general. It specifically asks you to merge the sounds to form a word, which is blending.

Blending is the skill shown here: putting together separate sounds to say a word. When you hear /ch/ followed by /air/ and combine them, you get the common word “chair.” This task isn’t about breaking sounds apart, which would be phonemic segmentation; nor is it about recognizing syllables or just noticing sound structures in general. It specifically asks you to merge the sounds to form a word, which is blending.