*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 Education
Educational 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 School
Project 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.
Directions: Please download the attached video file and font file to your computer
(VPFont: copy file; Go to My Computer – C: - Windows – Fonts Paste file) VPFont is copyrighted; use only for this presentation
When shown a slide with a letter, please click to see video.
When finished with a slide, please click to see next slide.
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:
Aa
A
Acorn
Ape
Sail
Eight
Grey
Great
weigh
Aa
a
apple
cat
ask
that
has
an
E
Ee
eagle
he
meet
machine
meat
busy
e
Ee
Elephant
said
many
hen
bread
friend
I
Ii
eye
icicle
fly
bike
height
i
Ii
insect
women
him/ hymn
orange
forfeit
busy
pretty
Oo
O
orange
dough
no
bone
tow
sew
foe
o
Oo
olive
copy
father
ostrich
octopus
Uu
U
cucumber
use
mule
value
you
few
Uu
u
nut
love
under
family
other
blood
elephant
famous
idea
Consonants:
Bb
b
Ball
bubble
tub
c
Cc/Kk
Cup
rock
kitten
circle
cake
cloud
chick
Dd
d
dog
bed
daddy
Ff
f
Fish
phone
life
off
cough
g
Gg
goat
giggle
jog
Hh
h
Hand
head
hope
j
Jj
giraffe
major
jellyfish
giant
Ll
l
love
leaf
little
small
Mm
m
mountain
my
ram
camel
more
Nn
n
No
bone
nose
ran
p
Pp
pansy
purple
pulp
q
Qq
quail
queen
quart
r
Rr
rat
parrot
runner
s
Ss
Snakes
frost
city
Tt
t
tree
late
right
Vv
v
Vine
love
live
Ww
w
Web
swim
twine
Xx
x
ox
exit
fixture
y
Yy
yuck
yard
yield
Zz
z
zebra
graze
rose
man’s
A Final Look:
Dr. Jean’s Alphardy Song…