Alphabetics for Reading and Spelling

English is an alphabetic language.  The letters in its alphabet represent the sounds of spoken English.  the process of using the written letters in an alphabet to represent meaningful spoken words is called alphabetics, and includes both phonemic awareness and word analysis

Phonemic awareness is the knowledge of the basic sounds (phonemes) of spoken language..

Word analysis is the knowledge of the connection between written letters or letter combinations and the sounds they represent.

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