Program Description

"Phonics for the kinesthetic. This program was originally developed by a special education teacher to help struggling readers better grasp phonics through tactile manipulation. She found that, rather than dealing with symbols of sounds on a board, children who could physically move letters were better able to assimilate the sound-symbol association. Children could "build" their own words, then self-check by touching and sounding letters and clusters, easily rearranging them as needed to correct. Since then, the program has been tested and proven successful with both learning disabled and non-disabled students. Particularly beneficial for children who learn best by doing, the system incorporates visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile elements."

Cost

Touchphonics On-on-One Kits can be purchased for 271.59. Additional components pricing varies.

Intended Population

• Intervention
• Intensified intervention

Grade

• Elementary School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• None

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• None

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• Yes

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Yes

Error Correction Built In

• No

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

No research found.