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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > curriculum and instruction > phonics
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > language and communication > phonics
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > semiotic, linguistic, and discursive orientations > language and communication > phonics
social science subjects > linguistics > descriptive linguistics > phonetics > phonics
... > social science subjects > linguistics > theoretical linguistics > phonology > phonetics > phonics
... > social science subjects > education > teaching > teaching methods > reading methods > phonics

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phonics  

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  • Phonics is the correspondence between letters and spoken sounds, or letter–sound correspondences. Today virtually all approaches to early reading instruction in the United States include instruction in phonics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology; Phonics]

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