The Spalding Method is a comprehensive approach to language arts. The mission of the Spalding Method is to develop skilled readers, critical listeners, accomplished speakers, spellers, and writers who are lifelong learners.
Spalding Education is dedicated to teaching all students to spell, write and read. The Spalding Method addresses all elements of language.
Phonograms:
“A phonogram is a single letter, or a fixed combination of two, three, or four letters, that is the symbol for one sound in a given word. English has seventy common phonograms (twenty-six letters and forty-four fixed combinations of two, three, and four letters) that represent the forty-five basic sounds used in speaking. The fixed combinations absorb most of the silent letters (e.g., igh says/i/).
“Forty-seven phonograms have only one sound, making them easy to learn. Eleven phonograms have two sounds, ten have three sounds, one has four sounds, and one has six sounds. Phonograms are identified by their sound or sounds, whenever practical, and not by their letter names.”
Spalding, R. A. (2003). The Writing road to reading. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
- Scholars actively participate through direct, sequential, and multisensory instruction in spelling, reading, and writing.
- Spalding's proven track record has been successfully used in traditional classrooms, special needs students and students learning English as a second language.
Spalding Education is dedicated to teaching all students to spell, write and read. The Spalding Method addresses all elements of language.
- Phonemic awareness
- Systematic phonics
- High-frequency vocabulary
- Word meanings and usages
- Word parts
- Grammar
- Composition
- Literary appreciation
- Text structure
- Fluency
- Listening
- Reading comprehension
Phonograms:
“A phonogram is a single letter, or a fixed combination of two, three, or four letters, that is the symbol for one sound in a given word. English has seventy common phonograms (twenty-six letters and forty-four fixed combinations of two, three, and four letters) that represent the forty-five basic sounds used in speaking. The fixed combinations absorb most of the silent letters (e.g., igh says/i/).
“Forty-seven phonograms have only one sound, making them easy to learn. Eleven phonograms have two sounds, ten have three sounds, one has four sounds, and one has six sounds. Phonograms are identified by their sound or sounds, whenever practical, and not by their letter names.”
Spalding, R. A. (2003). The Writing road to reading. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc.