Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS)

The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program (LiPS) for Reading, Spelling, and Speech (formerly known as the Auditory Discrimination in Depth program) was developed more than 50 years ago by Patricia C. and Charles H. Lindamood. The third edition was revised in 1998 by Patricia C. Lindamood and Phyllis D. Lindamood; the fourth edition was revised in 2011. The program has been used clinically and in classrooms throughout North America, Australia, and other countries. 

The LiPS Program is an intensive multisensory program for students in preschool through adulthood who need explicit, direct, and systematic instruction to develop the phonological awareness abilities that will help them learn to read, write, and spell. Not intended as an approach for teaching normally developing readers, the LiPS Program instead was especially designed for use with students who are poor readers or who are considered at risk for reading difficulties. 

Using an oral-motor, visual, and auditory feedback system, the LiPS Program develops the student’s ability to distinguish phonemes in spoken patterns. Students explore the physical movements involved in producing sounds and learn to hear, see, and feel the physical characteristics of sounds and to notice the contrasts between them. LiPS builds on existing knowledge to introduce new skills and frequently spirals back to review until mastery is reached. Students learn to identify and verify sounds independently; they later produce, hear, and eventually read those sounds.