Jayme Hurd-Visual Phonics

“A distinct difference between See the
Sound/Visual Phonics and other programs for
Phonics’ hand-shape cues are tied to
kinesthetically to the production of the sounds
of English.-what actually happens in the
mouth.” (Montgomery, 2008, p 177
“For example, the spoken word toe would be
represented by flicking the index finger off of
the thumb, in the area near the mouth, with
palm facing forward. This “flicking” movement
of the index finger kinesthetically represents
what the tongue does in the mouth when
articulating the phoneme /t/. That said,
articulatory production (voiced or unvoiced) is
helpful but not required to perceive the hand
cued. The written symbols can be used to
demonstrate spelling patterns or phonetic word
structure.” (Narr, 2011, p 1)
Here is a video of me with a student utilizes Visual Phonics
for speech therapy. She is a Deaf student who wears
cochlear implants and signs PSE.
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