Spalding Method

Short Vowel Sound Reminders
Digraphs

"What sound does this letter make?" is frequently heard from the classroom. Lincoln school has a Spalding history. My supporting teacher, Renae said when she was hired at Lincoln, there was a required 2 weeks of Spalding training in the summer. This has changed and it is no longer a requirement for staff members. In the second and third grade spelling lists about half of the 30 words are Spalding words and the remainder come from the students weekly reading. We have several second and third grade students that could be "Spalding Poster Kids." When these students do their spelling words and read they use their phonemic training to complete these tasks. I have purchased and studied the Spalding book The Writing Road to Reading. This has been a challenge for me to learn without specific training. I have used the Spalding book, observed Renae, imitated Renae, found several internet resources that read the phonemic letter sounds, and have allowed my students to help me learn the letter sounds.

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