Meanings
nounphonics (uncountable)
- uncountableA method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling.
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.
2020 February 15, Dana Goldstein, “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics”, in The New York Times, →ISSN - uncountablePhonetics.
- uncountableAcoustics.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 自然拼讀 /自然拼读, 自然拼音
- 自然拼讀 /自然拼读 (zìránpīndú)method of teaching
- 自然拼音 (zìránpīnyīn)method of teaching
- 字母拼讀 /字母拼读 (zìmǔpīndú)method of teaching
- 自然發音 /自然发音 (zìránfāyīn)method of teaching
Finnish foniikka
- foniikkastudy
Japanese フォニックス
- フォニックス (fuonikkusu)method of teaching
Polish fonetyka, fonetyka
- fonetykastudy
- fonetykamethod of teaching
Spanish fónica
- fónicastudy
Swedish ljudning
- ljudningmethod of teaching
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phonics
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
phonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonics
MLA
“phonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonics. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonics.
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