Did you know that Kids become bright when they learn to read by sound instead of sight?

Since students learn best by focusing on sounds, we must ask: what helps students to focus on sounds instead of sight?

Spelling is the solution. However, when we say spelling, we do not mean memorizing long lists of words. "Spelling" refers to oral spelling, which is the skill of learning how to spell from spoken words. Oral spelling requires students to focus on sound structures within words.

When students spell from spoken words, they must listen to each word's sounds and convert those sounds into their corresponding letters, then say (or write) each sound letter by letter. 

We can call this Sound and Say Spelling™ since students must focus on sounds and say each sound's alphabetic name.

Sound and Say Spelling is a structured “spelling for literacy” program that helps students master the phonemic, orthographic, etymological, and morphological structures of English for excellence in reading and writing.