Correct Response: A. Option A is correct because the strategy is based on a common syllable- boundary pattern in English (VC/CV). For this reason, the strategy is effective with most two- syllable words containing two medial consonants with a vowel on either side. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because these decoding strategies are not consistent with the syllable structure of English words and therefore are not reliably accurate or efficient strategies for decoding multisyllable words. In addition, they do not build on the students' skill in recognizing single- syllable words that follow a closed-syllable pattern. Furthermore, Option D is incorrect because this strategy promotes guessing based on incomplete decoding, which would undermine the students' development of accurate decoding skill.
