See the Sound - Visual Phonics
Overview
Focus
Specific Skills
- Phonics
- Phonological awareness
- Word recognition
Program Length
Unspecified
Program Description
"See the Sound - Visual Phonics is a system of 52 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)."
Visit Program WebsiteCost
Individual component prices vary ($5.50-$38.95+shipping and handling)
More Pricing DetailsDemographics & Delivery
Intended Population
- Intervention
- Intensified intervention
- Deaf or Hard-of-hearing
- ELL
- SPED
Grade
- Unspecified
Intended Group Size
- Unspecified
ELL/DLL
- Partial
Multisensory Applications
- Yes
Computer-Based Delivery
- Partial
Scripted
- Instructor Scripted
Program Specifics
Comprehensive or Skill Specific
- Skill Specific
Placement Tests
- Unspecified
Accelerated Learning
- Unspecified
Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery
- Unspecified
Error Correction Built In
- Unspecified
Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher
- Unspecified
Research & Evaluation
Research Summary
Two peer-reviewed studies showed limited evidence of See the Sound/Visual Phonics as an effective intervention.
Study Citations
Beverly J. Trezek, Ye Wang, Denyse G. Woods, Terri L. Gampp, Peter V. Paul, Using Visual Phonics to Supplement Beginning Reading Instruction for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Volume 12, Issue 3, Summer 2007, Pages 373–384, https://doi.org/10.1093/deafed/enm014
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
- Insufficient evidence