phonological

IPA: foʊnʌɫˈɑdʒɪkʌɫ

Of or relating to phonology.
Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent.

Examples of "phonological" in Sentences

This skill, called phonological processing, is fundamental to reading.
A balanced instructional program composed of direct instruction in phonological awareness, phonics and contextual reading is necessary for gains in reading skills to be achieved.
They can “… design emergent literacy programs in phonological awareness, memory, retrieval, and vocabulary which significantly improves an individual’s ability to learn to read.”
Her study builds on an emerging understanding of dyslexia as a problem with recognizing and manipulating the individual sounds that form language, which is known as phonological processing.
The brain struggles with what's called "phonological processing" — being able to distinguish and manipulate sounds, like "bah" and "pah," that eventually have to be linked to written letters and words.
It could be argued that there is a genetic foundation for variations in phonological processing skills – some people seem to naturally tune in to speech sounds, and others seem to have difficulty examining and manipulating the phonemes in speech.
However, there is also evidence that learning plays a role in shaping phonological knowledge ” and not just by ˜pruning away™ unwanted ˜phonological representations,™ as Eimas (1975) hypothesized, but also by shaping the precise boundaries of adult phonemic categories.