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Program information
Developer and contact
Kaplan SpellRead is distributed through Kaplan, Inc. and its Kaplan K12 Learning Services Division. Address: 1 Liberty Plaza, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10006. Email: info@KaplanK12.com. Web: http://kaplank12.com/. Telephone: (888) 527-5268.
Scope of use
The program is currently being used in schools in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. According to the current distributor, most of the students receiving the program are two or more years below grade level in reading, are receiving special education services, or are English language learners. The number of schools and students using the program is not available. In 2006 Kaplan K12 acquired SpellRead, the developer and distributor of SpellRead Phonological Auditory Training®.
Teaching
Kaplan SpellRead consists of 140 lessons implemented in three distinct phases that interweave phonemics, phonetics, and instruction in language-based reading and writing. Phase A (50 lessons) is designed to train the auditory process function of the brain to hear and manipulate the 44 sounds of the English language. Phase B (30 lessons) focuses on secondary spelling of vowel sounds, consonant blends, and syllabication of two-syllable words. Phase C (25 lessons) focuses on how to decode words of three or more syllables, as well as clusters and verb forms. The Kaplan SpellRead program is used with small groups of five students and one instructor in 60–90 minute classes. Each lesson includes activities to develop phonemic, phonetic, semantic, syntactic, comprehension/vocabulary, and fluency skills.
Kaplan SpellRead includes comprehensive professional development and ongoing expert support to educators as they implement the program. Kaplan K12 staff provides five days of initial workshops, two follow-up workshops, and regular on-site coaching visits. A web-based Instructor Support System allows educators to closely monitor student progress.
Cost
The cost of implementation in a school or a school district varies based on the number of participating students and their grade level (elementary, middle, or high) and on the number of teachers or schools participating in the program. Cost information is available from the distributor.
