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.

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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 a Grapheme?

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A grapheme is a letter or a group of letters that represent a phoneme in written language.

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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 Rime?

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A rime is the part of a syllable that contains the vowel and any consonant sounds that follow it.

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What is a Syllable?

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A syllable is a single, unbroken sound of a spoken (or written) word, typically containing a vowel.

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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 a Word Family?

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A word family is a group of words that share a common base or root and have similar meanings.