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LETTER-SOUND RELATIONSHIPS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
CONT

Phonics is rapidly becoming a term that has two very different meanings. First, and historically, the term "phonics" has referred to an instructional approach that explicitly emphasizes letter-sound relationships. Recently, however, people have been using the term to describe knowledge and understanding of letter-sound relationships, but that is a very different thing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
CONT

Pour identifier les mots en les déchiffrant, il faut maîtriser les règles du code (relations entre les lettres et les sons).

Spanish

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