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synthetic phonics

British

noun

(functioning as singular) a method of teaching people to read by training them to pronounce sounds associated with particular letters in isolation and then blend them together Compare phonics

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For over a decade, schools in England have had to teach reading to the youngest children using a method called systematic synthetic phonics.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Children in England learn to read through a system known as synthetic phonics, where they are taught the sounds of letters, 'phonemes', and how these sounds are written, 'graphemes'.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Ministers strongly advocate the teaching of systematic synthetic phonics in schools.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2016

Teaching methodology is standardised to synthetic phonics, which they believe is the most effective method for children arriving at school with little or no exposure to texts.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2015

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