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MAKING LETTER-SOUNDS STICK

What is an embedded picture mnemonic?

An embedded picture mnemonic is a letter with its clue built in, a picture illustrated directly into the letter’s shape, so a child sees the letter, hears its sound, and remembers a picture all at once.

Our Graphonic Mnemonics™ are a collection of 65 uniquely illustrated letterforms, each one an embedded picture mnemonic designed to make letter-sounds easier to learn and remember. Created by a speech-language pathologist and refined through years of real-world use with children, they’re the foundation behind every Phonic Forge™ card and every page of Phillip’s ABC™.

65 illustrated letterforms Designed by a speech-language pathologist Grounded in the science of reading

Learn how one picture unlocks a sound

Powered by Graphonic Mnemonics™

One deck. Seven games. A lifetime of words.

Phonic Forge™ helps your child connect letters and sounds through picture-powered practice, so they can decode, spell, and read with confidence.

The letter a as an embedded picture mnemonic, illustrated as an apple — Phonic Forge by Graphonic Mnemonics
The letter b as an embedded picture mnemonic — Phonic Forge by Graphonic Mnemonics
The ck digraph as an embedded picture mnemonic — Phonic Forge by Graphonic Mnemonics
The letter r as an embedded picture mnemonic — Phonic Forge by Graphonic Mnemonics
The ou vowel team as an embedded picture mnemonic — Phonic Forge by Graphonic Mnemonics
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The First Step Before Phonic Forge™

An A–Z alphabet book for little hands and growing minds.

Most alphabet books place a picture beside the letter. Phillip’s ABC puts the picture inside it, helping children connect each lowercase letter with its most common sound and get a head start on learning to read.

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The difference is in the design

Everything the child needs is in one place.

Traditional letters ask children to connect separate pieces of information. Graphonic Mnemonic letters build those connections directly into the letter.

Traditional letter
1A baseball bat and ballPicture
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2bLetter
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3Sound
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4Memory

The child works to connect it all, piece by piece.

Multiple steps. Increased mental effort. Harder to remember.

Graphonic Mnemonic letter
1The letter b as an embedded picture mnemonic, built into a baseball bat and ball — Graphonic MnemonicsAll-in-one image
↓
2Sound
↓
3Memory

Everything is already connected.

Fewer steps. Stronger connections. Easier to remember.

Why it matters: When the picture, letter, and sound are built together, children learn faster, remember more, and read with confidence.

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