See the Sound - Visual Phonics
International Communication Learning Institute (ICLI) is the organization that developed Visual Phonics.
From the website:
See the Sound - Visual Phonics is a system of 51 unique hand cues and symbols that represent the sounds of English without the ambiguity of English orthography. Included are the sounds commonly referred to as vowels, consonants, diphthongs and digraphs. It is somewhat of a simplified, visual, kinesthetic version of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Click on the ICLI icon to learn more!
From the website:
See the Sound - Visual Phonics is a system of 51 unique hand cues and symbols that represent the sounds of English without the ambiguity of English orthography. Included are the sounds commonly referred to as vowels, consonants, diphthongs and digraphs. It is somewhat of a simplified, visual, kinesthetic version of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Click on the ICLI icon to learn more!
Visual Phonics Trainings - In Person and Online
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Visual Phonics trainings are most appropriate for anyone who works with students who are struggling in their beginning reading and writing development, auditory discrimination abilities, and speech production abilities (e.g. struggling students in the general education classroom, students who are in special education, who are deaf and hard of hearing, bilingual).
Initial and Refresher classes are available in online and onsite/in-person formats. Online classes are conducted live via the online video conferencing platform Zoom. A Zoom account is not needed to participate. Interested individuals will need an audio- and video-enabled device to connect to the internet. |
Training participants are provided with much practice and review of the Visual Phonics gestures and print symbols.
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Initial Visual Phonics Training Information
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Refresher Visual Phonics Classes Information
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Initial In-Person Visual Phonics trainings are at least 10 hours in length over two days. The maximum number of participants for a session is 50 to ensure I can monitor and assist participants in the formation and practice of the Visual Phonics gestures and print symbols.
This information sheet describes the workshop, states the learner objectives, and lists the two day agenda. Just click on it to download. Several Visual Phonics trainings are scheduled for June, 2020. If you're interested in more information or would like to request a training near you, please fill out and submit the contact form (below). 
Initial Online Visual Phonics trainings are conducted one hour per week for eight weeks. The maximum number of participants for the online session is 25.
This information sheet describes the workshop, states the learner objectives, and lists the eight class agenda. Just click on it to download. There are two online trainings scheduled for this Spring semester, 2020. The first one starts on Jan. 15 and the second one starts on March 24. If you are interested in participating in either of these online trainings, please fill out and submit the contact form (below). |
Refresher Visual Phonics classes are available for those who have previously attended an in-person Visual Phonics training. Verification of attendance is required prior to scheduling.
Refresher classes can be personally-designed to meet your learning needs. Typical refresher classes focus on reviewing the hand shapes, print symbols, implementation ideas, and/or research. If you'd like to request an In-Person Visual Phonics Refresher class, please fill out and submit the contact form (below). Online Visual Phonics Refresher classes are one hour in length and cost $20. Classes can be scheduled for these days and times:
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Online trainings & classes are conducted live via the online video conferencing platform Zoom. A Zoom account is not needed to participate. Interested individuals will need an audio- and video-enabled device to connect to the internet.
Want to see if you device is ready? Click the image below to join a Test Meeting:
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Visual Phonics Resources
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When producing the phonemes as you use the Visual Phonics gesture, it is important to pronounce the phonemes correctly and without adding any additional sounds (such as a short u sound after saying the sound for "b"). Review and practice with this video to brush up on your phoneme pronunciation. Have fun!
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Use this website to show students how phonemes are produced.
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Phonological Awareness sort activity cards, click the picture.
Syllable Types sort activity, click the picture.
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