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phonemic

[fuh-nee-mik, foh-] / fəˈni mɪk, foʊ- /


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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

Reading experts now widely acknowledge that before students can learn to connect sounds with written symbols, they must learn how to identify and manipulate those sounds with their mouths — an ability called phonemic awareness.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

But for children with dyslexia, phonemic awareness is difficult.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2020

Still, there are some who lack sufficient "phonemic awareness" to get on top of this skill.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2012

Language and music are intertwined to the point where there is evidence of a connection in the brain between phonemic sound discrimination and musical sound discrimination.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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