LaToya, a First Grader, Is Learning to Read

Multiple Choice

LaToya, a first grader, is learning to read. In class her teacher points to the letter c on a visual chart and makes the sound of "c." She then points to the letter a and makes its sound. Last, she points to the letter t and makes its sound. As a class, students all say the sounds in the sequence "C," "A," "T," and the students shout that the letters spell "cat." This method of reading instruction is known as the __________ approach.

A) letter-sound
B) code-based
C) whole-language
D) balanced literacy