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Kinesthetic:

* The hand-shape cues are tied kinesthetically to the production of the sounds of English -- what actually happens in the mouth. (This distinguishes intself from other phonics programs!!)

* It helps deaf and hard-of-hearing and S/L students FEEL the sound they need to create

For Example:

Let's analyze the SOUNDS of the following words:

* dough

* through

* thought

* tough

In each case, the "ough" stands for a completely different sound!

Who benefits from using Visual Phonics?

Let's Do This! :)

Auditory:

* Children in early education programs

* Special education students

* English language learners

* Students that read below grade level

* Adults that are not literate, or read below an 8th grade level.

* It helps to move teachers away from thinking in "letter-ness" and move toward thinking in "sound-ness".

* The foundation (the root) of language is not the alphabet -- it is sound! All languages are based on sound and their written forms should (but often do not) reflect those sounds. Languages can be very confusing!

Visual:

* Specific symbols can be used under letters

* Written symbols facilitate student independence in processing print

* The written symbols associate strongly with the hand-shape cues, and are utilized with print to make critical sound-letter connections

* Deaf/hard of hearing population can SEE the sound

What is Visual Phonics?

* It is not a curriculum or program. It is a strategy (tool).

* Can be woven into any literacy activity where sound awareness or sound/letter connections are being taught or reinforced.

* Multi-sensory approach (visual, auditory, kinesthetic) that represents all 46 sounds of the English language.

See the Sound/Visual Phonics

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