Phonics

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What is phonics?

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Phonics is a method of teaching reading and writing by developing learners' phonemic awareness, which is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes in spoken words.

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What is a phoneme?

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A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

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What is the relationship between letters and sounds in phonics?

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In phonics, letters represent sounds, and understanding this relationship helps learners decode words.

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What is the beginning sound of the word 'rat'?

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The beginning sound of 'rat' is /r/.

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How do you identify the beginning sound of a word?

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To identify the beginning sound of a word, say the word slowly and listen for the first sound you hear.

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What is a consonant?

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A consonant is a speech sound that is not a vowel and is produced by obstructing airflow in some way.

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What is a vowel?

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A vowel is a speech sound in many languages that is produced without any significant constriction of airflow in the vocal tract.

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What is blending in phonics?

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Blending is the process of combining individual sounds to form a word.

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What is segmenting in phonics?

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Segmenting is the process of breaking a word down into its individual sounds.

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What is an example of a word that starts with the sound 'c'?

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An example of a word that starts with the sound 'c' is 'cat'.