Visual Phonics

Visual Phonics eliminates the ambiguity of English orthography by using consistent visual and kinesthetic cues that represent the sounds of English.

Target Group

Any student who is learning to read who may not have access to all the learning modes (special needs, DHH, ELL), those struggling to read or those who read below grade level.

Content Area

Reading and writing (i.e. spelling).

Language Approach

Visual Phonics doesn’t provide direct language learning. It’s assuming that the student already has a foundation in a language.

There is no instruction in ASL, and there is no opportunity for translanguaging. This is all done in English (spoken, printed, or through visual phonics cues that correspond to the sounds of English). Visual Phonics can be used with any spoken language. Also, it can be used to differentiate between the sounds in a student’s home language vs. the language spoken in the classroom.

Skills
  • 52 hand cues to represent sounds in English.
  • pronunciation/articulation
  • phonics
  • reinforce decoding rules
  • letter/sound correspondence
  • phonemic awareness
  • spelling

Grade Level or Developmental Stages

Lower elementary, those learning to read, anyone learning to read, anyone learning to spell, anyone learning speech sounds/learning to speak.

Company’s Statement on Diversity

Yes, Visual Phonics’ mission is to make reading accessible to everyone, regardless of special needs/disability, ELL, struggling or “at risk” readers

This information has been reviewed by the Clerc Center team, and efforts were made to confirm its accuracy with the program developers. However, it is provided “as is” without any guarantees of accuracy or completeness. Please verify the details yourself before relying on it.

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