phonic
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- a pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
- a relating to speech
- a of or relating to speech sounds
- An overemphasis on phonics instruction, though, can make some children miss the meaning of the words they sound out.
- The system stresses "functional grammar" with some phonics.
- That eventually ushered in the current joyless back-to-phonics movement, with its endless hours of reading-skill drills.