During a structured literacy lesson, a student consistently confuses the vowel teams 'ea' (as in bread) and 'ea' (as in bead). Which instructional approach best addresses this ambiguity?
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A
Avoid teaching 'ea' words until the student masters all other vowel teams
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B
Explicitly teach both pronunciations as a concept and provide a keyword for each sound
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C
Focus only on the more common pronunciation and ignore exceptions
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D
Refer the student to a speech-language pathologist before continuing phonics instruction