Correct Response: D. In the activity described, children use arm movements and highly textured material, which heighten the children's awareness of letter shapes and the sequence of strokes for forming letters. The activity is effective for students who are having difficulty with letter formation because it simultaneously activates visual, kinesthetic, and tactile sensory pathways in learning letter shapes and associating these shapes with their names. Evidence suggests that such multisensory techniques are effective for this purpose. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because the activity described does not address the relationship between the alphabetic writing system of English and the sounds of spoken language (A), the function of print (B), or oral language (C).
