phonemic

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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

Struggling readers often lack a strong basis in phonemic awareness.

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2020

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