phonics
nounUK /ˈfɒnɪks/ · US /ˈfɑnɪks/
Etymology From phon- + -ics.
1
The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
2
A method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling.
- Phonics has gone in and out of style for decades, and the current conflict over how to teach reading is only the latest in a tug-of-war that dates to the 19th century.2020 February 15, Dana Goldstein, “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
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Phonetics.
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Acoustics.
- Derived terms
- cataphonics, diaphonics, Ebonics, phonicator, -phonics, synthetic phonics
- Related terms
- allophonics, anthropophonics, dodecaphonics, dormiphonics, homophonics, microphonics, multiphonics, symphonics