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
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Origin of Phonics
From phon- +"Ž -ics.
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