Which phase is illustrated by a drawing with a person and words like 'Im EXIDED' and 'I Love shooL' with inconsistent capitalization?

• A. Pre-alphabetic
• B. Partial alphabetic
• C. Full alphabetic
• D. Consolidated alphabetic

Answer: (B)

This shows the partial alphabetic phase, where a child begins to use some letters to represent sounds but doesn’t map all sounds consistently and often relies on visual cues or word shapes. The spelling examples—like Im EXIDED and I Love shooL—reflect invented spellings and uneven capitalization, indicating the child is experimenting with letters to stand for sounds without full phonemic accuracy. In this stage, you’ll see attempts to write recognizable words using a few correct letters alongside other letters guessed from sight or pattern, rather than fully applying systematic letter-sound knowledge.

Pre-alphabetic would rely mostly on visual features with little or no letter-sound mapping. Full alphabetic would show reliable, systematic sound-to-letter correspondences across whole words. Consolidated alphabetic would involve larger orthographic units and patterns. The mix of partial letter use and inconsistent capitalization aligns best with the partial alphabetic phase.