The Research Basis for Spalding’s The Writing Road to Reading
“Romalda Spalding’s The Writing Road to Reading is a total Language Arts method that captures all the richness and variety of the English language. For forty years classroom teachers across America have found that it works … I enthusiastically endorse The Spalding Method because I know that if it were taught in every classroom, illiteracy would vanish.”
Robert Sweet
Committee on Education and the Workforce
United States Congress
“The Spalding Method has been a godsend for my ESL students. Many of them come to me with “labels,” but I quickly discover that their only problem is they have not been taught the alphabetic code. It is also delightful to observe the progress made by average and above average ESL students who have lacked success, but find it through Spalding. Spalding empowers students!”
Bertha Zapata
ESL Teacher
“The Spalding Method was indispensable to me in home schooling my four children over the last thirteen years. Simple and precise instruction in reading and writing the sounds of the alphabet paved the way for early fluent reading as well as accurate spelling and good penmanship. Guided practice in reading for content as well as reading for pleasure prepares students for comprehending even the most difficult material. Intensive student-teacher interaction makes The Spalding Method excellent for the home environment. I highly recommend The Writing Road to Reading to any parent seeking a meaningful and successful home-schooling experience.”
Sim Gregory
Home School Mother
Newcastle, Maine