1 Portuguese are generally known as explorers, thanks to Vasco da Gama, Henry the Navigator, Bartolomeu Dias, Pedro Alvares Cabral and FernÃ£o de MagalhÃ£es, among others.  References to their wine (âportoâ), Fado music or sardines are also typical, as are their beaches.
Analytical phonics-an approach associated with the teaching of reading in which the phonemes associated with particular graphemes are not pronounced in isolation. Children identify (analyse) the common phoneme in a set of words in which each word contains the phoneme under study.
Full Definition of PHONICS. 1. : the science of sound: acoustics. 2. : a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic value of letters, letter groups, and especially syllables.ADVERTISEMENT.efinition of PHONICS for Kids. : a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the usual sound of letters, letter groups, and syllables.