The foundations of the Kinephonics Assistive Communication Technology started in 2005 when our founder Anna Gill, long time teacher & innovator in education published the widely acclaimed children’s book “Look at my mouth”.

What began as an early learning innovation garnered the attention of the Neuroscience field when featured as a case study in “From Brain to Mind: Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education” published by James E. Zull, a PhD at Case Western University - recognising a new way of learning that maps to our neurological understanding of the brain.

“The approach uses several cognitive senses (simultaneously) - sight, sound, and proprioception (feel of mouth position) and highlights the centrality of vision in human cognition - enabling students to visualise spoken symbols in a new way. It meshes well with our neurological view of learning that stresses the extensive connections between the senses.”

James E. Zull
From Brain to Mind: Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education


2016
The app based evolution of the book was born in 2016 with it’s first incarnation as Lipfit App in 2016 - evolving “Look at my mouth” for the digital world.

2017
Over the years working with children & adults with severe communication disorders Anna saw the applicability of the Kinephonics tool to a broader health & education context - treating communication disorders in kids & adults, and bringing hope to families across Australia. After continued research, beta testing & successful patent acquisition the Kinephonics Assistive Technology for developing communication and language skills was born.

2022
Today the Kinephonics® Assistive Technology for Communication and Cognition is on the frontier of skill development & neuro-rehabilitation enabling parents, health practitioners & teachers to transform communication outcomes at school, work & life.