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 are phonemes?

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Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.

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How many phonemes are in the word 'cat'?

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The word 'cat' has three phonemes: /k/, /æ/, and /t/.

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What is the relationship between letters and sounds in phonics?

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In phonics, letters represent sounds (phonemes), and understanding this relationship helps in decoding words.

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What is blending in phonics?

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Blending is the process of combining individual sounds (phonemes) 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 (phonemes).

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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 that is produced without any significant constriction or blockage of airflow in the vocal tract.

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What are some examples of short vowel sounds?

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Examples of short vowel sounds include /a/ as in 'cat', /e/ as in 'bed', /i/ as in 'sit', /o/ as in 'pot', and /u/ as in 'cup'.

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What is a digraph?

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A digraph is a combination of two letters that together represent one sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship' or 'ch' in 'chat'.