The Writing Road to Reading : The
Spalding Method of Phonics for
Teaching Speech, Writing and
Reading by Walter T. Spalding
Spalding A Must!
Originally published in 1957, this introduction to the Spalding Method has
been received more and more enthusiastically in recent years as it has
been shown to work--swiftly, inexpensively and efficiently.
Personal Review: The Writing Road to Reading : The Spalding
Method of Phonics for Teaching Speech, Writing and Reading by
Walter T. Spalding
Best system for giving minds of all ages the tools needed to read, spell and
write.

My mother-in-law used this at home to teach my husband when schools
abandoned phonics 50 years ago. I used it with my children while home-
schooling.
The Spalding method incorporates the least number of "phonograms" - 70
total, teaching from the beginning all sounds that a letter or group of letters
can make, so the student is not limited to recognizing only short vowel
sounds in his first reading effort. Spalding is much better than A Beka,
which teaches multiple combinations of letters/phonograms as separate
phonograms, rather than allowing the child to combine phonograms
already learned to make other sounds. For example, A Beka teaches
"sch" as a separate phonogram. Under Spalding, the child need not
memorize additional phonograms -- he can combine "s" and "ch" on his
own.
Unlike the whole language crowd, Spalding includes very few sight words
-- rules for spelling practically every word in the English language are
included. As a student in the 1950's, I was never taught that English words
do not end in "u" or "v", thus the silent "e" at the end of those words.
Spalding also teaches four other rules for silent e's --
Daily review of the flash cards included in the book helps the child
memorize the sounds for fast, ready recognition. Handwriting posture, the
spelling notebook, spelling rules, etc., make this a well-rounded curriculum
for introducing and sustaining the reading experience.
As a result of using Spalding, my son was reading the newspaper at age 6.
He may not have known the definitions of each word he read, but he could
pronounce them. We reviewed the flash cards and spelling rules
throughout elementary grades, but this system would be advantageous for
even older students who were taught the whole language method used in
public schools. Spalding will help them immensely.
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