Phonovisual Charts

This is a brief explanation of the Phonovisual Consonant and Vowel Charts. The video quality is not as good as I would have liked. I plan to replace it with a higher quality video in the future. I have published reviews and a linguistic analysis of the charts on my web site www.donpotter.net. The Charts can be purchased at www.phonovisual.com.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• reading
• phonics
• phonics charts
• phonemic awareness
• Phonovisual Charts
• consonants
• vowels.

[palisadesk]

Great to see these again. Phonovisual was the method used in my school when I started teaching, and it was quite effective (some kids needed more, and foir those kids we used Reading Mastery). Unfortunately, it is no longer allowed, and teaching any phonics "out of context" is forbidden. We are a Dountas and Pinnell "Guided Guessing" district. However, some teachers still teach phonics skills secretly.

[DonLPotter]

I am pleased to have your complimentary comment on my Phonovisual Video. The Phonovisual Charts have been around since 1942 and are still going strong. Gay Su Pinnell & Irene C. Fountas Guided Reading program has been popular in my district also. "Guided Guessing" is the correct description of their program. Interestingly, I also use Reading Mastery with some of the children who need extra help.

[abcwritestartread]

PS - CH also makes the "K" sound as in Christine, Christmas, Christopher. You're probably right about the phonics with Dick & Jane, impossible for us all to have learned to read with that silly sight word method - the teachers had to use phonics to teach us. In addition, don't forget that teachers, statistically, teach the way they were taught no matter what method is put in their classroom, therefore our teachers HAD phonics so they just did it. Today, teachers have not had this training.

[abcwritestartread]

Dr. Pauline Hord, who brought in Sing, Spell, Read & Write into the Memphis, Tenn. school system was trained in Phonovisual, she loved this program and I'm glad to see it up! Thanks, Christine - Reading Specialist - Sing, Spell, Read & Write

[palisadesk]

Great to see these again. Phonovisual was the method used in my school when I started teaching, and it was quite effective (some kids needed more, and foir those kids we used Reading Mastery). Unfortunately, it is no longer allowed, and teaching any phonics "out of context" is forbidden. We are a Dountas and Pinnell "Guided Guessing" district. However, some teachers still teach phonics skills secretly.