synthetic phonics

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounsynthetic phonics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSystem 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.

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