*Information included in this slide show is copyright of Visual Phonics: See the Sound. Handshapes and symbols seen are given as examples and should not be used to train others in the Visual Phonics method or be reproduced. This is an educational presentation to inform parents of a program used at various settings throughout the SASED Coop.

Project Title: Visual Phonics: See the Sound . . . In Action!Project Age-Range: Appropriate for All Ages: Project Focus on Adult EducationEducational Goals: PowerPoint Presentation is a tool used to familiarize parents with the program,

Visual Phonics: See the Sound, used by their children which teaches and encourages literacy and speech skills.

Submitting Group: Fairwood SchoolProject Authors: Kim Birch (Deaf Educator)

Shannon Bohnert (Speech Therapist) Aubrey Wittke (Deaf Educator) 543 E. Taylor Rd Lombard, IL 60148 Kim Birch kimberlyb430@yahoo.com 630-705-0691

This project is a collection of information and video clips that present the basics of the Visual Phonics: See the Sound program which is implemented in Fairwood Preschool to promote literacy development and speech skills. The project was formed as a visual aide to use at one of our many Family Nights, which is a resource that provides parents of our deaf and hard of hearing students the opportunity to meet other parents, interact with the teachers, and learn about various issues including Audiology, Behavior Management, and a Parent Panel (an opportunity to meet deaf adults and parents of older deaf children). This particular presentation was developed for Visual Phonics Family Night to familiarize parents/relatives of the handshapes, symbols, and sounds the students use so parents can understand the program and its benefits.

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Fairwood School Presents:

Visual Phonics: See the Sound . . .In Action!

*All information is copyright of Visual Phonics: See the Sound. Handshapes and symbols seen are given as examples and should not be used to train others in the Visual Phonics method or be reproduced. This is an educational presentation to inform parents of a program used at various settings throughout the SASED Coop.

Visual Phonics

See the Sound

What is Visual Phonics?

• Visual Phonics is a system that associates each sound in our language with a hand signal and a graphic symbol.

• Visual Phonics was originally designed for individuals who could not hear the sounds of our language. It offers kinesthetic sensations to help develop oral motor awareness and sound-letter awareness for your child.

Who can benefit from Visual Phonics? EVERYONE!!!

• Visual Phonics was originally developed for deaf children.

It can also be used by:

• people who are learning English as a second language.

• individuals who need help developing speech or auditory discrimination skills

• those developing basic reading and writing skills

Let’s learn Visual Phonics!!!!

Vowels:

A Acorn Ape Eight Great

Sail Grey weigh

Aa

aapple cat that

ask has an

Aa

Eeagle meet meat

he machine busy

Ee

Elephant hen bread

said many friend

eEe

icicle bike eye fly height

IIi

insect him/ hymn busy

women orange forfeit pretty

iIi

OOo

orange no bone sew

dough tow foe

oOo

olive father

copy ostrich octopus

UUu

cucumber mule you

use value few

uUu

nut under other elephant

love family blood famous idea

Consonants:

bBb

Ball bubble

tub

cCc/Kk

Cup kitten cake

rock circle cloud chick

dDd

dog bed

daddy

fFf

Fish life off

phone cough

gGg

goat giggle

jog

hHh

Hand head

hope

jJj

giraffe jellyfish

major giant

llove leaf

little small

Ll

mMm

mountain my camel

ram more

nNn

No nose

bone ran

Pp

ppansy purple

pulp

qQq

quail queen

quart

rRr

rat parrot

runner

sSs

Snakes frost

city

tTt

tree late

right

vVv

Vine love

live

wWw

Web swim

twine

xXx

ox exit

fixture

yYy

yuck yard

yield

zZz

zebra graze

rose man’s

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