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phonemeSmallest unit of speech distinguishing one word (or word element) from another (e.g., the sound p in tap, which differentiates that word from tab and tag). The term is usually restricted to vowels and consonants, but some linguists include differences of pitch, stress, and rhythm. A phoneme may have variants, called allophones, that differ phonetically without affecting meaning. Phonemes may be recorded with special symbols, such as those of the International Phonetic Alphabet. In transcription, linguists conventionally place symbols for phonemes between slash marks: /p/. phonemeA speech utterance, such as "k," "ch," and "sh," that is used in synthetic speech systems to compose words for audio output. See formant information. |
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| Essentially, it gives teachers what they need to build phonemic awareness and phonic skills for children in primary classes. Increase phonemic awareness and sightword vocabulary with a special word wall created by your students' families. Lack of phonemic awareness is reported to be the most prevalent phonological processing deficit in disabled readers. |
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