Course Description:
The Visual Phonics training explores the multi-sensory Visual Phonics program and its benefits in reinforcing oral language, speech, and beginning literacy skills for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, bilingual, or possess diverse learning needs. This training develops the skills necessary to implement Visual Phonics in therapeutic and instructional settings. Participants will learn to recognize, produce, and blend the Visual Phonics hand cues and written symbols for the 42+ English phonemes. This training aligns with the Science of Reading as it explores research-based strategies to support beginning spelling and reading instruction with the support of Visual Phonics in therapeutic and instructional settings.
Learner objectives:
1. The participants will explore the rationale behind Visual Phonics (See the Sound) and the impact it has on diverse learners.
2. The participants will establish a working knowledge of the Visual Phonics hand shapes and printed symbols.
3. The participants will identify strategies and uses of Visual Phonics to reinforce beginning literacy, writing, and speech production.