1. written symbols or characters that represent sounds or phonemes in a language
Usage: linguistics; education
2. letter combinations that represent specific sounds, used in teaching reading and spelling
Usage: education; reading instruction

Examples

• Teachers use phonograms like ‘ight’ and ‘tion’ to help students recognize common sound patterns.
• The phonogram ‘ch’ represents the same sound in ‘chair’ and ‘church’.
• Students practiced reading words containing the phonogram ‘ing’.
• The reading program focuses on teaching high-frequency phonograms first.
• Phonograms help children decode unfamiliar words by recognizing familiar sound patterns.
• The teacher displayed a chart of common phonograms on the classroom wall.