phonics

From phon- +‎ -ics.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɒnɪks/, /ˈfəʊnɪks/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑnɪks/, /ˈfoʊnɪks/
• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒnɪks, (General American) -ɑnɪks

phonics (uncountable)

1. The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.

   Coordinate term: phonemics

2. A method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling.
   • 2020 February 15, Dana Goldstein, “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Phonics has gone in and out of style for decades, and the current conflict over how to teach reading is only the latest in a tug-of-war that dates to the 19th century.

3. Phonetics.
4. Acoustics.

• synthetic phonics

• Chopins, Pichons, chopins, cophins, pinchos