Ms. Wilson shows Tommy pictures of familiar objects. As she points to the first picture, she asks Tommy to name the object in the picture. Next, she asks him to count on his fingers the number of sounds he makes as he says the word again. This activity is most likely to promote which of the following?
A) Understanding of the alphabetic principle
B) Phonemic awareness skills
C) Development of letter-sound correspondence
D) Word identification skills

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The activity described involves breaking down words into their individual sounds without focusing on letters or spelling, which directly supports the development of phonemic awareness skills. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds—phonemes—in spoken words.

Ms Wilson Shows Tommy Pictures of Familiar Objects