Why might Billy believe that the word electric begins with the ...

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Why might Billy believe that the word electric begins with the letter L?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Three of the following behaviors would reflect the typical development of attention in 5- and 6-year-old children. Which one of the following behaviors, if observed in Ms. Bernstein's class, would be least typical?
 
  a. Two children work together to form a letter V on the floor.
  b. A child looks out the window during instructions for an art project.
  c. A child works for almost 2 hours to make valentine cards for her family.
  d. A child listens for his name during the morning attendance song routine.

[bblaney]

Answer to Question 1

There are at least two possible explanations:
 Perhaps other people in his life consistently pronounce the word lectric, omitting the initial syllable.
 Perhaps he has constructed the misconception that because the letter L is pronounced el, all words that begin with an el sound

Answer to Question 2

c.

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Excellent

[ebonylittles]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it