phonemic
adjective
pho·ne·mic
fə-ˈnē-mik 
fō-
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme
2
a
: constituting members of different phonemes (such as \n\ and \m\ in English)
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In a nearby kindergarten classroom, teacher Gretchen Shimer announces another iteration of phonemic awareness, or an understanding of speech sounds.
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Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
Advocates for the approach often emphasize phonics and phonemic awareness as instructional tools to teach children how to read.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
Science of reading draws on a body of research that focuses on how brains learn to read, with a heavy emphasis on phonics and phonemic awareness along with teaching fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Programs that have phonics, phonemic awareness, oral fluency – those are evidence-based.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Out of the four main coverage areas when evaluating the science of reading – phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension – NCTQ's analysis found adequate coverage in all four areas for Ball State's program.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2023
Structured literacy focuses on the building blocks of reading comprehension and emphasizes phonemic awareness first, followed by each of the components of language leading up to semantic understanding, or meaning.
—By Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 15 July 2023
Best practices have been created that center around five main areas: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2023
The council assessed each program’s quality based on their depth of teaching the five key components of literacy instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, as identified by the 2000 National Reading Panel report by literacy experts.
—Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2024
Advocates for the approach often emphasize phonics and phonemic awareness as instructional tools to teach children how to read.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2024
Science of reading draws on a body of research that focuses on how brains learn to read, with a heavy emphasis on phonics and phonemic awareness along with teaching fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Programs that have phonics, phonemic awareness, oral fluency – those are evidence-based.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2023
Out of the four main coverage areas when evaluating the science of reading – phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension – NCTQ's analysis found adequate coverage in all four areas for Ball State's program.
—Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2023
Structured literacy focuses on the building blocks of reading comprehension and emphasizes phonemic awareness first, followed by each of the components of language leading up to semantic understanding, or meaning.
—By Christina Lengyel | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner, 15 July 2023
Best practices have been created that center around five main areas: phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2023
The council assessed each program’s quality based on their depth of teaching the five key components of literacy instruction: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, as identified by the 2000 National Reading Panel report by literacy experts.
—Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
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First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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phonemic
adjective
pho·ne·mic
fə-ˈnē-mik
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme
2
: being different phonemes
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