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phonics

phonics

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A way of teaching people to read by linking letters with sounds
  • noun
  • /ˈfɒnɪks/
translation icon : fonética
  • Teachers use phonics to help students connect letters with their sounds while learning to read.
  • CORE phonics
  • Phonics Survey
  • Phonics and word recognition

Give your child the confidence that reading brings with Hooked on Phonics.

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Examples

  • That is why I am Hooked On Phonics.

    Eddie (1996)

  • The CCSS-ELA Appendix A (pp. 17-22) also includes helpful information for teachers in the area of Phonics and Word Recognition.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And yet, thanks to this government's use and focus on phonics, English primary school children have just been ranked the best readers in Europe.

  • Phonics and word recognition aid the student in identifying new or strange words.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Phonics is an integral part of the program's instructional plan to teach decoding.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Phonics/Word Study typically includes phonemic awareness, sound-symbol correspondence, word pattern work, and spelling skills.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Orton Gillingham focuses on phonemic awareness and phonics embedded with a highly structured and systematic framework.

    YaleCourses

  • Many educators believe that phonics is essential for developing strong reading skills in young children.

  • The use of phonics in early literacy programs has been shown to improve reading comprehension significantly.

Surface Forms

phonics singular
phonics plural

Morphology

phonics = phonic (semi-transparent) = phonic + s

Formed from 'phonic' (relating to sounds) with an -s ending that yields a name for a subject or method; the educational/method sense is somewhat specialized so not fully transparent to all learners.

Etymology

Phonics comes from the Greek root phon-, from phonē, which means 'sound' or 'voice', and the ending -ics meaning 'study of', and you can see the same root in phone. So, phonics is the study of letter 'sounds', which is why it teaches learners to match letters with the sounds they make.