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Spalding’s newly accredited school Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Crismon Campus (shown in this artist rendering) in Queen Creek, AZ.

ATA charter

Spalding’s newly accredited school Adams Traditional Academy in Phoenix, AZ.

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(left to right) Spalding Education International (SEI) Board Member Jim North, SEI CEO Jim Sexton, SEI Executive Director for Educational Services Janie Carnal, Adams Traditional Academy Principal Sharon Malone, Choice Schools Board President Lisa Fink, and Choice Schools Board Member Jeremy Stephenson.

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Romalda B. Spalding founded Spalding Education International in 1986.

WRTR 6th revised edition

The 6th revised edition of "The Writing Road to Reading" (HarperCollins) — a research-based, total language arts approach that's Common Core aligned — provides elementary students explicit instruction in how language works.

ATA Accreditation1

Spalding Education International CEO Jim Sexton (left) speaking at Adams Traditional Academy’s Spalding school accreditation ceremony while Jim North presents the official plaque to ATA Principal Sharon Malone.

Learning to Read

The Spalding Method, which already closely aligns with the Common Core English Language Arts Standards, teaches children how to read in kindergarten.

Learning to Read

The Spalding Method teaches all children, regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic background, how to read in kindergarten.

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Romalda B. Spalding, author of

Dr. Tracey Lopeman

Alhambra Traditional School Principal Tracey Lopeman discusses how The Spalding Method helps her Phoenix-based school maintain its high ranking.

Alahambra Traditional School

Alahambra Traditional School, located in Phoenix, has consistently ranked among the top schools in Arizona despite its diversity challenges.

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Romalda B. Spalding founded Spalding Education International in 1986.

WRTR 6th revised edition

The 6th revised edition of

Learning to Read

Spalding Education International was founded in 1986 by Romalda B. Spalding.

Learning to Read

Teaching Spalding Method

Teachers certified in The Spalding Method are more prepared to comply with Common Core Standards than most teachers.

WRTR 6th revised edition

“The Writing Road to Reading,” an integrated language arts program using the principles of instruction in The Spalding Method, already fulfills the majority of the Common Core Standards’ requirements.

K and 1st Guides

The just-released 3rd editions of the kindergarten and 1st grade Spalding Education’s Teacher’s Guides align to Common Core Standards.

WRTR 6th revised edition

“The Writing Road to Reading,” an integrated language arts program using the principles of instruction in The Spalding Method, already fulfills the majority of the Common Core Standards’ requirements.

Romalda B Spalding

Romalda B. Spalding, author of

Learning to Read

SEI CCS Alignment

As seen in a new YouTube video, Spalding Director of Research & Curriculum Janie Carnal shows a manual documenting their program’s alignment to Common Core Standards.

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Romalda B. Spalding founded Spalding Education International in 1986.