Phonics Definition

fŏnĭks
noun
The science or study of sound; acoustics.
Webster's New World
A method of teaching elementary reading and spelling based on the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
American Heritage
A method of teaching beginners to read or enunciate by learning to associate certain letters or groups of letters with the sounds they commonly represent.
Webster's New World

Phonetics.

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Origin of Phonics

  • From phon- +"Ž -ics.

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Phonics Sentence Examples

  • Phonics help children "decode" the English language.

  • Kids can learn letter recognition, early phonics skills, animals, manners and working with others, pattern recognition, and early math skills from many of these games.

  • Phonics uses the tried and true method of sounding it out to teach reading.

  • You do not need to worry about teaching your child phonics in the preschool years.

  • The 25 synthetic phonics children had been taught 40+ sounds, including digraphs such as ch, sh, th.

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Words Starting With

PPHPHO

Words Ending With

SCSICS

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Words Starting With P and Ending With S

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With S