Romalda Spalding developed her method in the 1940's and 1950's for use in public and private schools by expanding and enhancing the work of Dr. Samuel T. Orton, an eminent neurologist and brain specialist in New York. Dr. Orton had developed a way to teach dyslexic children how to read and write.
It has been observed that The Spalding Method teaches the analytical skills to children that can be applied to mathematics, science, and music, thereby enhancing their achievement in those areas as well.
Teachers in schools throughout the United States and many other countries use The Spalding Method with great success.
The Spalding Method is a called "a total language arts" approach to reading because it provides explicit, sequential, multi-sensory instruction in spelling, composition, and listening/reading comprehension. The program begins in kindergarten by teaching students phonemic awareness and phonics, as well as proper penmanship, writing posture, and early reading.
The sequential aspect of the program provides a continuity of language arts improvement and mastery through elementary school and into the secondary grades.
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