Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or having the nature of sound, especially speech sounds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to sound; according to sound: as, the phonic method. See
phonics .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
sound ; of the nature of sound;acoustic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to speech sounds
- adjective pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
- adjective relating to speech
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Examples
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In both we have "phonic," evidently meaning the same in each case, limited or modified by the preceding part -- _poly_ and
Music Talks with Children Thomas Tapper
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When a child knows the basic phonic code (letter sounds from a-z) they can begin to blend these sounds together to read and form words.
An Introduction to the Discussion about Phonics and Whole Word Reading « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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If the teacher sees a lot of spelling errors, then he/she should probably spend some time on phonic activities and introduce them to the dictionary, which is a great source of information.
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Early and struggling readers must use a phonics-based structure that is supported by visual strategy if they are to unlock and decode the complex phonic and visual codes that make up written language.
An Introduction to the Discussion about Phonics and Whole Word Reading « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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I would recommend starting with the letter factory which introduces the letters of the alphabet and their basic phonic sounds.
How to help 6 year old with reading skills? « Reading Skills Help « Literacy Help « Literacy News 2009
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If the teacher sees a lot of spelling errors, then he/she should probably spend some time on phonic activities and introduce them to the dictionary, which is a great source of information.
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The CDC cited one study (Thompson, NEJM, 2007), which "found that increasing exposure to mercury from birth to age 7 months was associated with motor and phonic tics in boys," and added that "an association between exposure to thimerosal and tics was found in two earlier studies (Andrews, Pediatrics, 2004; Verstraeten, Pediatrics, 2003)."
David Kirby: CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism David Kirby 2011
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You may find some kids have problems running the phonics together so instead of saying a word they say each phonic sound.
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The CDC cited one study (Thompson, NEJM, 2007), which "found that increasing exposure to mercury from birth to age 7 months was associated with motor and phonic tics in boys," and added that "an association between exposure to thimerosal and tics was found in two earlier studies (Andrews, Pediatrics, 2004; Verstraeten, Pediatrics, 2003)."
David Kirby: CDC to Study Vaccines and Autism David Kirby 2011
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The advanced phonic code (where a sound is represented by a number of letters, like in “igh”) is introduced once the basic one is automatic.
An Introduction to the Discussion about Phonics and Whole Word Reading « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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