Which term is defined as the systematic and predictable relationship between letters and sounds?

Which term is defined as the systematic and predictable relationship between letters and sounds?

• A. Phonemic awareness
• B. Text comprehension
• C. Fluency
• D. Alphabetic principle

Answer: (D)

Alphabetic principle is the idea that letters correspond to sounds in a systematic, predictable way, and that mapping lets you read and spell words. Learning that each letter or letter combination represents specific sounds enables decoding unfamiliar words by blending those sounds. This is the foundation that phonics builds on in early reading. Phonemic awareness focuses on hearing and manipulating sounds without letters, while fluency is about reading smoothly with speed and expression, and text comprehension is about understanding meaning.

Alphabetic principle is the idea that letters correspond to sounds in a systematic, predictable way, and that mapping lets you read and spell words. Learning that each letter or letter combination represents specific sounds enables decoding unfamiliar words by blending those sounds. This is the foundation that phonics builds on in early reading. Phonemic awareness focuses on hearing and manipulating sounds without letters, while fluency is about reading smoothly with speed and expression, and text comprehension is about understanding meaning.