I wondered about this myself so I looked up the origin of both words. Both have Greek origins but phonics seems to come from a word that referred to sounds people make while Phoenician meant land where purple dye came from. Nothing really seems to tie them together. I think the similarity between the two words must be coincidence.
Related to Carthage or the people of Carthage.The Carthaginians were of Phoenician origin, and the Latin word for Phoenician was Punicus.
Phonics
phonics is very easy
There are quite a few resources online that offer phonics worksheets. Two excellent websites for phonics worksheets are tampareads.com/phonics/phonicsindex.htm and free-phonics-worksheets.com.
There's no corresponding letter for phi"To represent some sound distinctions made in Greek but not in Phoenician, the Greeks added phi, chi, psi, and later omega to the Phoenician symbols"See the related link.
Hooked on Phonics was created in 1987.
Your son does not need to struggle because there are some great online sources for phonics worksheets. The best website for phonics worksheets is free-phonics-worksheets.com.
When I was in first grade we were learning phonics.
The phonics of "bounce" are /b/ /aʊ/ /n/ /s/.
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Phonics worksheets are assignments for students that focus on learning and practicing reading. You can find them online for free at www.education.com/worksheets and www.free-phonics-worksheets.com
Learning phonics helps children break down words into sounds, improving their reading and spelling skills.