IFP3701
Assignment 4
Due 16 July 2025
, Assignment 4
Due 16 July 2025
Question 1
1.1
1. Emergent Reading Stage:
This is the earliest stage where learners pretend to read by looking at pictures
and turning pages. They begin to understand that print carries meaning.
2. Early Reading Stage:
Learners start recognising some words, using pictures and beginning letter cues.
They rely on memory and start developing phonemic awareness.
3. Developing/Transitional Reading Stage:
At this stage, learners read more fluently, use decoding strategies, and recognise
more sight words. Comprehension improves as they begin to self-correct.
4. Fluent Reading Stage:
Learners read with expression and accuracy. They can decode unfamiliar words
independently and focus more on understanding the text rather than just
decoding it.
1.2
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds
(phonemes) in spoken words. It is an essential pre-reading skill.
Importance:
1. It helps learners understand the alphabetic principle how letters represent
sounds in spoken words.
2. Strong phonemic awareness supports decoding and spelling, making it easier for
learners to sound out unfamiliar words.
Assignment 4
Due 16 July 2025
, Assignment 4
Due 16 July 2025
Question 1
1.1
1. Emergent Reading Stage:
This is the earliest stage where learners pretend to read by looking at pictures
and turning pages. They begin to understand that print carries meaning.
2. Early Reading Stage:
Learners start recognising some words, using pictures and beginning letter cues.
They rely on memory and start developing phonemic awareness.
3. Developing/Transitional Reading Stage:
At this stage, learners read more fluently, use decoding strategies, and recognise
more sight words. Comprehension improves as they begin to self-correct.
4. Fluent Reading Stage:
Learners read with expression and accuracy. They can decode unfamiliar words
independently and focus more on understanding the text rather than just
decoding it.
1.2
Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds
(phonemes) in spoken words. It is an essential pre-reading skill.
Importance:
1. It helps learners understand the alphabetic principle how letters represent
sounds in spoken words.
2. Strong phonemic awareness supports decoding and spelling, making it easier for
learners to sound out unfamiliar words.
