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phonics

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phon·ics  (fnks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
1. A method of teaching elementary reading and spelling based on the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
2. Phonetics.

phonics [ˈfɒnɪks]
n (functioning as singular)
1. (Physics / General Physics) an obsolete name for acoustics [1]
2. (Social Science / Education) a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate letters with their phonetic values
phonic  adj
phonically  adv
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Noun1.phonicsphonics - teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values
teaching reading - teaching beginners to read
Translations
phonics [ˈfɒnɪks] n (used in the teaching of reading)méthode f syllabique

phonics
n pl phonics [ˈfəuniks or ˈfoniks]
the science of sound, or of spoken sounds. geluidsleer عِلْم الصَّوْت акустика fonetika lydlære die Phonetik φωνητική fonología hääleõpetus پژواک شناسی äänioppi phonique פוֹנֶטִיקָה ध्वनिक zvukovni,glasovni hangtan ilmu suara hljóðeðlisfræði acustica 音響学 발음 중심의 어학 교수법 akustika, fonika fonika; akustika fonik geluidsleer lydlære akustyka, fonika fónica acus­tică; fonetică акустика fonetika glasoslovje akustika akustik วิชาเกี่ยวกับเสียงหรือเสียงพูด söyleniş bilgisi 聲學 акустика علم صوتيات phát âm


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