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.
Children use these phonograms to learn about âword familiesâ for example cake, make, bake, fake. Embedded phonics-an approach to the teaching of reading in which phonics forms one part of a whole language programme.
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.