The Writing Road to Reading - Scientifically-based language arts program

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Spalding directly teaches all components identified by the National Reading Panel as essential for reading success:
- Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
Spalding teaches handwriting because children who form their letters correctly are more likely to recognize them when reading text.

Download two publications to share with school board members, teachers and home educators.

How The Writing Road to Reading addresses essential instructional components outlined in the NRP Report
The Research Basis for The Writing Road to Reading and evidence for its effectiveness.

Hard copies are available from SEI.

Why Spalding Works:
Read an in-depth interview by Linda Schrock Taylor with Dr. Mary North, Director of Research and Curriculum.

Watch the "Reading and Loving it" 12 minute demonstration video to learn more about The Spalding Method. Filmed in an actual classroom. View Spalding in action.

Research - the Arizona State University Study

Spalding Education International is collaborating with Arizona State University to study the effectiveness of The Writing Road to Reading program.

The results of the first year (kindergarten) of the four-year study corroborate earlier assessments of method efficacy.

The results of the second year (first grade) continued to show the efficacy of The Writing Road to Reading.

View the ASU Year 2 Summary Report or

View the ASU Year 2 Complete Report

The results of the third year (second grade) of the study again shows the effectiveness of The Writing Road to Reading.

View the ASU Year 3 Summary Report or

View the ASU Year 3 Complete Report

The Writing Road to Reading incorporates all the components identified by research as necessary for success in reading. Spalding has been recognized as a scientifically valid method almost since its inception as Drs. Aukerman and Diggory have testified and test scores have demonstrated.