phonemic
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A particular concern for Aldwin is that he frequently makes something called phonemic paraphasic errors, when a person substitutes a sound or syllable that resembles the intended word.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2026
He uses lots of phonemic paraphasia, where a person starts a word and then can't finish it so they say something that sounds similar such as "misses" instead of "missiles."
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2024
Phonics and phonemic awareness is important for all students, but especially for dyslexic kids and English learners, who have trouble distinguishing between all the sounds.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2022
But for children with dyslexia, phonemic awareness is difficult.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2020
In addition, there is an intrinsic relationship in the discrimination of phonemic sounds and musical sounds for children learning to read.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
