Intermediate Reading & Spelling
Program Overview:
The Intermediate Reading & Spelling program helps children understand letters and sounds to strengthen their reading fluency and spelling skills. At this stage, children move beyond single-letter sounds and develop automatic word recognition, blending techniques, and decoding strategies for more complex words.
Using the Science of Reading approach, this program helps children:
- Strengthen their ability to decode unfamiliar words.
- Build a vast bank of high frequency words
- Improve reading fluency and comprehension.
- Build confidence in spelling through structured, research-based methods.
Instruction is tailored to each child’s learning needs, ensuring that he/she gains the necessary skills to progress toward more advanced reading levels.
What Will Your Child Learn?
- Early Phonics and Letter-Sound Correspondence:
- Master automaticity and accuracy with consonants, vowels, and their many combinations.
- Decode new words efficiently using phonics rules.
- Blending and Segmenting Words:
- Practice smooth, continuous blending of letter sounds to form words.
- Break words into syllables to improve spelling and pronunciation.
- Sight Word Recognition and High-Frequency Words:
- Develop automatic reading of common words that do not follow regular phonetic patterns.
- Increase reading rate for improved reading fluency.
- Decodable Text Reading and Comprehension:
- Apply phonics skills to read simple stories with confidence.
- Develop comprehension strategies for understanding the meaning of the text.
- Spelling Patterns and Rules:
- Recognize standard spelling rules including: digraphs, blends,clusters, long vowels and vowel teams.
- Spell words based on phonetic patterns rather than memorization.
How Does the Program Work?
Initial Assessment
Each child begins with a thorough assessment to evaluate his/her skills in letter recognition, and sounds, sound awareness, and word segmentation. We will also check knowledge of high frequency words. The results of this assessment help us tailor the program to your childs’ specific needs.
Personalized Instruction
Sessions are explicitly structured to ensure every child progresses at his/her own pace. We make learning fun and effective using multisensory techniques, hands-on activities, and engaging games.
Consistent Practice and Progress Tracking
Your child will receive guided reading practice on his/her instructional level. We will design spelling exercises to reinforce the skills being taught and track his/her progress. This information will be shared with you on an on-going basis.
Flexible Learning Options
Depending on your family’s needs, we offer sessions in person at your home, the public library, our Hampstead location or virtually via Zoom.
Why Choose Us?
Our program is grounded in the Science of Reading, a proven, evidence-based approach to literacy instruction. Kelli Anderson and her team bring over 30 years of experience in education and specialized reading support, actively helping every child succeed.
We use engaging, developmentally appropriate methods to foster a love for reading while building the most essential skills. Your child’s success is our priority, and we work closely with you to ensure measurable progress.
Program Details
- Age Range: 6–8 years old
- Session Length: 45 minutes
- Frequency: Weekly or bi-weekly sessions available
- Location: In-person at 1400 Pantherplex Drive, Hampstead, Maryland, virtually via Zoom or in the child’s home (depending on location and availability).
- Cost: Contact us for pricing details and package options.
Build your child’s confidence in reading and spelling with our Intermediate Reading and Spelling program. Fill out the contact form or call us today!