I came across your web page after searching for inductive/deductive reasoning. After putting off I have finally taken that English course I so very much need. I have put it off for so many years due to Dyslexia. It makes the written word an intimidating task. I am 40 years old and even writing a [...]

From Don Potter Here is a pretty good analysis of Ken Goodman’s whole-language method of teaching reading. The author of the article considers both Goodman’s logic and rhetoric. It would make a good exercise for advanced students of logic with an interest in reading instruction. My school district spent $2.5 million for 57 teachers to [...]

I was wondering if you would post this so I could get some opinions on the different programs that use the Spalding method. I have the book The Writing Road to Reading by Romalda Spalding. I also have TATRAS by Frank Rogers. I am interested in knowing if anyone has used Phonics for Reading and [...]

Listen to Octavio reading with phonics.

Dear Friends of Phonics-First, I have just published a newly formatted (easier-to-read, faster-download) edition of Raymond Laurita’s insightful and invaluable essay, “Understanding the Significance of the Individual Letters of the Alphabet in the Development of Full Literacy.” It took me many years to fully realize the negative impact of teaching sight-words as wholes in kindergarten [...]

Dear Bluedorn Family, I am writing from Spain. Sorry for my English — it’s not very good, but I hope you understand me. Congratulations for your web page, it is really very interesting, and in my country it is very difficult to find a similar page because homeschooling it is not very common in my [...]

There are four new documents on the Don Potter web site. 1. Analysis of the 1979 Open Court Headway Program. This is the first part of a comparative study of the old and the new Open Court programs that I am preparing. They are vastly different. 2. No-Frills, easy to read edition of Webster’s 1824 [...]

Dear Bluedorns, I’ve recently completed a draft version of my Spelling Lessons. I’m hoping you can share these lessons and a request for feedback with your e-mail group. There are 5 lessons, each under 30 minutes long. They are free, but you need to download a QuickTime player to be able to see them. They [...]

Dear Laurie, I just wanted to let you know that I have a new book out printed by XL Group called Taking the Mystery Out of Teaching Reading in 6 Easy Steps. It is not a reading curriculum. It explains the process of teaching reading in 6 easy steps. It is only about 20 pages [...]

The DVD, You CAN Do It! – Spell to Write and Read, features endorsed SWR trainer Britta McColl teaching her own children in her home with SWR. Spell to Write and Read is an intensive phonics curriculum written by Wanda Sanseri.