When a TVI structures instruction and the environment to introduce objects and activities a child with visual impairment may not have accessed previously, this strategy is most likely to support early literacy by enhancing:

When a TVI structures instruction and the environment to introduce objects and activities a child with visual impairment may not have accessed previously, this strategy is most likely to support early literacy by enhancing:

• A. phonological awareness
• B. incidental learning
• C. oral language development
• D. episodic learning

Answer: (B)

Introducing objects and activities a child with visual impairment may not have accessed before creates opportunities for incidental learning. Incidental learning happens when knowledge is gained naturally through exploration, interaction, and meaningful experiences in the environment. This approach builds vocabulary, world knowledge, and print concepts as the child hears and uses language tied to real objects and activities, experiences shared reading routines, and sees how print conveys meaning. Those everyday, context-rich experiences lay a foundation for later literacy skills such as word recognition and comprehension. While rich experiences can support oral language development, the mechanism at work here is incidental learning that naturally expands the child's literacy-related knowledge.

Introducing objects and activities a child with visual impairment may not have accessed before creates opportunities for incidental learning. Incidental learning happens when knowledge is gained naturally through exploration, interaction, and meaningful experiences in the environment. This approach builds vocabulary, world knowledge, and print concepts as the child hears and uses language tied to real objects and activities, experiences shared reading routines, and sees how print conveys meaning. Those everyday, context-rich experiences lay a foundation for later literacy skills such as word recognition and comprehension. While rich experiences can support oral language development, the mechanism at work here is incidental learning that naturally expands the child's literacy-related knowledge.