phonological

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In kindergarten, the test uses letters as well as visual symbols to check for a range of skills, such as alphabet knowledge, object naming, vocabulary, and phonological awareness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Working memory, phonological awareness and oral language development were measured in all students in both Spanish and English as they progressed through grades using a battery of bilingual assessments.

From Science Daily • Oct. 17, 2023

The letters P and F, which are alien to the Hausa phonological system, also influence how many northern Nigerians pronounce words containing them, so "police" can come out as "folice".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023

Accent is the phonological part of a dialect.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2023

Relations among musical skills, phonological processing, and early reading ability in preschool children.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin