Spalding Method
The Spalding Method® At A Glance
CVCS uses the Spalding Method for literacy instruction- The Spalding Method is a total language arts approach because it provides explicit, sequential, multisensory instruction in spelling (including phonics and handwriting), writing, and listening/reading comprehension. Spalding is a diagnostic method. That means assessment for learning is continuous so that instruction can be tailored to meet each child’s individual needs. Spalding is not a lock-step one-size-fits-all approach.
A Research Validated Total Language Arts Approach
Many parents are aware that their children are not learning to read. Puzzled and distraught, they want to know why, and what they can do. The Foreword to Romalda Spalding’s The Writing Road to Reading, provides answers to these questions. Written by Dr. S. Farnham-Diggory, former H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology at the University of Delaware, it provides historical context for the reading problem, exposes the mistaken assumptions behind a prevalent instructional theory, and explains why students succeed with The Spalding Method.
Spelling
- phonemic awareness
- phonics with handwriting
- dictation of high frequency words
- rule acquisition and application
Writing
- simple, compound, complex sentences
- narrative, informative, and informative-narrative paragraphs/passages
Comprehension
- literary appreciation
- passage structure
- mental actions
