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synthetic phonics

synthetic phonics noun: system of teaching children to read by synthesising sounds from letters.

Noun

synthetic phonics (uncountable)

  1. System of teaching children to read by synthesising sounds from letters.
    • Many schools that have moved to synthetic phonics have noted dramatic improvements to the literacy of pupils taught by this method.

Questions about synthetic phonics

What does synthetic phonics mean?
Synthetic phonics means system of teaching children to read by synthesising sounds from letters.
What part of speech is synthetic phonics?
Synthetic phonics is a noun.

Words near synthetic phonics in the dictionary

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