phonics
/ˈfɑnɪks/
noun
- A method of teaching reading and spelling that focuses on the relationship between letters and the sounds they represent.
- The teacher used phonics games to help students blend sounds.
- Phonics is widely used in early elementary classrooms.
- She learned to read quickly because her school emphasized phonics.
- The study of speech sounds and their representation in writing; phonetics.
- The linguistics course covered phonics and phonology.
- He wrote a paper on the phonics of ancient Greek.
- Understanding phonics helps in learning new languages.
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