Phono-Graphix® for Teachers
The Phono-Graphix method gives key reading instruction and intervention for every child, with proven results.
As a blueprint for literacy instruction and how children learn best, Phono-Graphix is remarkably flexible, allowing teachers to address the full range of students in any number of educational environments. As a clinical intervention, Phono-Graphix has been proven to effect cognitive changes in the brain and is 98% effective at helping children ages 6-16 to reach grade level reading, including those diagnosed with learning disabilities. From very young students first learning to read, to stumbling or failing students who are frustrated and hopeless, Phono-Graphix gives teachers the tools for quickly diagnosing students’ needs. It efficiently addresses the essential reading skills of decoding, encoding, auditory processing, code knowledge, and sequencing, through whole class or small group instruction or one-on-one sessions.
Give your young students the foundation they need to acheive true literacy and avoid reading problems in their later years
Phono-Graphix is used for initial reading instruction for preschool through elementary students, covering the most basic sound-symbol correspondences through managing multisyllable words and special endings. As the ‘Word Work’ component of literacy instruction, it is used with any literature in the curriculum. Commonly, this instruction involves 10-15 minute lessons for the whole class, followed by individual seat work or work stations. As instruction for new and emerging readers, Phono-Graphix has been proven to head off the need for later reading interventions (Dias & Juniper, 2002).
Identify at-risk students and diagnose reading problems for rapid remediation
Phono-Graphix addresses the needs of elementary-age students through adults. Diagnostic tools make it possible to pin-point stumbling blocks and focus time on only the instruction needed, so students see immediate progress and remediation time is cut down drastically. Commonly, interventions are in weekly or biweekly small group or one-on-one hour-long sessions, with average time for remediation of only 12 weeks! As a clinical intervention, Phono-Graphix has been proven to effect cognitive changes in the brain (Simos, 2002, Simos, 2007) and is 98% effective at helping children ages 6-16, including those diagnosed with learning disabilities, to reach grade level reading (McGuinness, C., McGuinness, D., & McGuinness, G., 1996).
Give the most challenged students the instruction they need and deserve
- Phono-Graphix is used with amazing results for students with moderate or even severe challenges
- Accurate treatment of the phonetic code allows the least amount of information necessary to be learned/memorized
- Procedural and errorless instruction takes away the need for explanations that students may struggle to understand
- Phono-Graphix has been shown to help special education students close the gap with their peers (Endress, 2007)
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What do teachers have to say about Phono-Graphix®?
"The Phono-Graphix program has been a great educational tool. I am a Montessori Early Childhood teacher and the idea of teaching the sound instead of the letter name went hand-in-hand. Many of the variations and extensions of the lessons were already things that I had in my classroom. Even if I didn't have a Montessori background, the program would have been extremely easy to follow and implement."
Christina Eckstein, Gainesville, FL
"Phono-Graphix has helped our struggling readers tremendously this school year. We have had more growth with the pre and post diagnostic tests and STAR Early Literacy and Reading assessments than in past years when we used other phonics programs. I now fully understand that Phono-Graphix is not a program, it is a reading method. I would recommend it to any Reading Specialist, ELL teacher, or Special Education teacher. It is a very useful and effective tool to help students who struggle with reading."
Shelly Talker, Page, Arizona
"As a veteran Special Education teacher, I was really stunned by the research results of Phono-Graphix supporting its effectiveness. I wish I had known about this methodology much sooner."
Genevieve Markey, Washington, DC
"This program is definitely worth your investment of time and money. I'm just finishing the training, and have been working with a student as I go. It faster than any method I have ever used, and gets outstanding results."
Linda Jackson, San Antonio, TX
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Welcome, special education teachers in Malaysia! Sarine Tan, reading therapist and licensed Phono-Graphix trainer will conduct a certification course starting in November, with a mix of instruction and job-embedded coaching. This course will meet on Saturdays, to accommodate working adults.
Announcing the launch of the new Phono-Graphix Store, with more payment options, 27 difference currencies accepted, and reorganized, consolidated products, to help you find just what you need, in the format that works best for you!
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Please join us in welcoming Amber Wyberanec, Northshore SD Elementary Special Education Teacher on Special Assignment to our team of independently licensed Phono-Graphix trainers. She'll be holding her first certification course this month for NSD staff. Thank you for working to spread Phono-Graphix in your district, Amber!
Don't miss this one! Licensed trainer Michelle Cicotte is offering another
Phono-Graphix Hybrid Certification Course starting in April. This course combines state-of-the-art learning management technology with the mentorship of an experienced practitioner. Coursework includes self-paced online learning with online, but live, scheduled presentations, Q&A sessions and job-embedded coaching.
Don't miss this opportunity to train in person this summer with expert trainers Marcia Peterson, M.S., CCC-SLP and Bella Curran, M.S., Reading Specialist!
Sound to Symbol to Meaning Dual Certification Course:
The Odyssey School, Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland
June 19-23, 2023.
Sign up early as this course should fill up quickly and the registration deadline is June 9, 2023.