Program Sequence

The SpellRead™ program is divided into three Phases: A, B, and C.

In Phase A, students are taught to identify and manipulate the 44 sounds of the English language. This is called phonemic awareness, and it is the skill that forms the foundation for all seven reading skills on the Reading Pyramid. SpellRead™ introduces sounds slowly and systematically, beginning with sounds that are easiest to hear, pronounce, identify, and manipulate. Working intensely with individual sounds at the single syllable level helps students build confidence and a strong foundation.

Phase B focuses on consonant blends, secondary vowel spellings, and decoding two- and three-syllable words.

Phase C introduces clusters, which are predictable, non-phonetic word endings like “-tion” in the word “action.” Phase C also teaches common verb patterns and practices decoding longer multisyllabic words.