Which cueing system involves decoding letter-sound relationships to read words?

• A. Semantic
• B. Syntactic
• C. Pragmatic
• D. Graphophonic

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is how readers use cues to figure out words. The graphophonic cueing system focuses on the relationship between letters and sounds to decode words. By knowing which letter(s) represent which sounds and blending those sounds together, you can read unfamiliar words aloud or figure them out on the fly. This decoding skill is what lets you move beyond guessing words from meaning or sentence structure. In contrast, semantic cues rely on meaning to guess a word, syntactic cues use grammar and sentence order, and pragmatic cues hinge on social use and purpose. So decoding through letter-sound relationships is the essence of the graphophonic approach.