Teachers work with students in small groups to build word recognition and spelling skills and to develop fluency. Here’s how the program works.

Four unique aspects of the program:

Systematic instruction

Mastery learning

Use of “hybrid text”

Polysyllabic strategies

Six elements of the teaching process:

Placement on the developmental continuum

Consistent daily routines

Choral responding

Immediate strategic feedback

Ongoing assessments

Independent daily reading