Is phonics and phonetics one and same?

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Phonics and phonetics are different.
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In popular usage the words are often used interchangeably, although phonics is the term usually employed when speaking of a method of beginning reading instruction. In this use, phonics is regarded as a simplified form of phonetics which is the scientific study of speech sounds
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Phonetics is a basic scientific study - of sounds and speech wrt language, a branch of linguistics Phonics is like a method to teach reading an spelling better in English. In common usage people use these terms interchangeably.
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Phonics and phonetics are different. Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech by written symbols. Phonics is a method of teaching beginners to read and pronounce words by learning the phonetic letters, syllables, etc .
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