phonics
noun
- Method to teach reading and writing of an alphabetic language
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈfɒnɪks/ / /ˈfəʊnɪks/ / /ˈfɑnɪks/
noun
Etymology: From phon- + -ics.
- The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
- 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.”
- Phonetics.
- Acoustics.