Which assessment measures a student's ability to hear phonemes in a word, that is, how many sounds are in the word 'hat'?

Which assessment measures a student's ability to hear phonemes in a word, that is, how many sounds are in the word 'hat'?

• A. Phonemic awareness assessment
• B. Portfolio-based assessment
• C. Independent level
• D. Norm-referenced measurement

Answer: (A)

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and count the individual sounds in spoken words. For the word “hat,” you would hear three distinct sounds: /h/ /a/ /t/. An assessment of phonemic awareness is designed to measure exactly that skill—whether a student can hear and segment the sounds in a word. The other options don’t focus on this auditory skill: portfolio-based assessment collects samples of work over time to show growth, independent level refers to the reading difficulty a student can handle independently, and norm-referenced measurement compares performance to a norm group. So, the phonemic awareness assessment best targets the ability to hear and count phonemes in a word.

Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and count the individual sounds in spoken words. For the word “hat,” you would hear three distinct sounds: /h/ /a/ /t/. An assessment of phonemic awareness is designed to measure exactly that skill—whether a student can hear and segment the sounds in a word. The other options don’t focus on this auditory skill: portfolio-based assessment collects samples of work over time to show growth, independent level refers to the reading difficulty a student can handle independently, and norm-referenced measurement compares performance to a norm group. So, the phonemic awareness assessment best targets the ability to hear and count phonemes in a word.