A technique for helping students say a difficult sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and practising slowly, then building up to the complete sentence is known as what?

A technique for helping students say a difficult sentence by breaking it into smaller parts and practising slowly, then building up to the complete sentence is known as what?

• A. Backchaining
• B. Shadowing
• C. Chunking
• D. Rehearsal

Answer: (A)

Backchaining is a technique where you break a sentence into smaller parts and practice slowly, but you start with the ending and gradually add the preceding pieces until the whole sentence is produced. This approach helps with motor planning and fluency because the final phrase acts as a strong cue to anchor the sequence, making it easier to reproduce the entire sentence smoothly. By practicing the ending first, students can focus on the correct pronunciation, rhythm, and stress of the last part, then seamlessly incorporate the earlier segments. Shadowing involves repeating after a model in real time, which targets imitation and rhythm rather than sequencing. Chunking refers to dividing content into meaningful units without the specific backward-build approach. Rehearsal is broader practice without the backward chaining structure.

Backchaining is a technique where you break a sentence into smaller parts and practice slowly, but you start with the ending and gradually add the preceding pieces until the whole sentence is produced. This approach helps with motor planning and fluency because the final phrase acts as a strong cue to anchor the sequence, making it easier to reproduce the entire sentence smoothly. By practicing the ending first, students can focus on the correct pronunciation, rhythm, and stress of the last part, then seamlessly incorporate the earlier segments. Shadowing involves repeating after a model in real time, which targets imitation and rhythm rather than sequencing. Chunking refers to dividing content into meaningful units without the specific backward-build approach. Rehearsal is broader practice without the backward chaining structure.