TEXES Science of Teaching Reading Practice Test

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Which phonemic awareness skill is typically developed last, often after age six?

Blending of onset and rhyme
Matching words with the same initial sounds
Compound word deletion
Sound deletion

The correct answer is: Sound deletion

Sound deletion is the phonemic awareness skill that is usually developed last, often after age six, because it requires a higher level of cognitive processing and manipulation of sounds compared to the other skills. It involves the ability to identify a word and then mentally remove a sound from it, which necessitates a good level of understanding of how sounds fit together to form words. This skill builds on earlier phonemic awareness tasks, such as blending sounds and recognizing patterns within words. While younger children often grasp simpler tasks like matching words with initial sounds or blending onsets and rhymes, sound deletion involves more complex auditory processing, making it a more advanced skill that develops with maturity and experience in language.