Don McCabe, a former reading teacher and dyslexic, founded a non-profit organization to help people overcome reading and spelling problems. His materials are designed to help dyslexics in particular, but may be used with other adults and children who find spelling and reading to be difficult. Reading is addressed through the "back door" by working to improve the student’s spelling.

Sequential Spelling uses word families to teach spelling. Beginning with a simple word such as "at," the student gains confidence by adding letters on to spell words such as "pat," "spat," "batter," and "battle." The study of a word family, or "rime," continues for eight lessons before a new word family is introduced. A few weeks later the first word family is reviewed, and eight more lessons introduce new forms of the words with suffixes such as "ed" and "ing" added.

The method of teaching is explained in seven example scripts in the manual. Each spelling word on the daily test is given alone and in a parent-provided sentence. Then, after the student attempts spelling, the proper spelling is provided for the student to correct on his own. Positive performance is rewarded, while negative performance is either ignored or corrected without judgment and with a few encouraging words. 

Neither the parent or the student need to study or prepare before each spelling lesson.  Lessons take approximately 15 minutes to complete. 

We Carry Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have about this easy to use and successful spelling program.