We help your child level up
The Barton Reading and Spelling System paces and challenges your child through 10 proven levels to get them reading and spelling with confidence in no time!
Dyslexia Screening
Prerequisite
Our informal Dyslexia Screening will determine whether or not your child fits the dyslexic profile. It will also determine where your child will begin in the Barton System.
Foundations in Sounds
Prerequisite
Foundations in Sounds will help any child struggling with reading by giving them a framework to succeed.
Level 1
Phonemic Awareness
Your child will learn pre-reading skills by building phonemic awareness (the ability to hear sounds within words) and auditory processing skills. The concept of rhyming is introduced.
Level 2
Consonants & Short Vowels
Each lesson introduces one vowel and six consonants. Your child will know:
1) all short vowel sounds
2) all consonant sounds
3) 5 digraphs
4) how to read and spell any 3-sound word with a short vowel, as well as phrases and sentences composed of those types of words.
Level 3
Closed Syllables
This level begins with consonant blend and transitions to the first spelling rules. Your child will:
1) read and spell closed syllable words and unit syllable words with up to 6 sounds in them.
2) know contraction spelling rules.
Level 4
Syllable Division & Vowel Teams
This level introduces multi-syllable words. Your child will:
1) read and spell words with 3 or more syllables composed of Open, Closed, Unit, and Vowel Team syllables. 2) have learned the 12 spelling rules that impact multi-syllable words, as well as the Schwa.
Level 5
Prefixes & Suffixes
This level teaches the definition of the most common prefixes and suffixes. Your child will:
1) read, spell, and know the meaning of the most common prefixes and suffixes. 2) have learned the Doubling rule and the Change rule, and when two vowels next to each other are not a Vowel Team.
Level 6
Silent E Words
This level teaches the syllable division rules for Silent-E words and more. Your child will:
1) read and spell any Silent E Word, Greek Words, and Consonant-LE Words. 2) have learned the Dropping Rule, and the six Silent-E Units.
Level 7
Vowel-R Syllables
This level teaches the rules for vowel changes when followed by the letter R. Your child will:
1) read and spell any word in which a vowel is followed by an R and 2) know when W will be bossy
Level 8
Advanced Vowel Teams
This level teaches vowel teams and their differing sounds. Your child will:
1) read and spell any word containing any of the 24 Vowel Teams 2) know when to split 2 vowels into separate syllables
Level 9
Influence of Foreign Languages
Your child will read and spell any Greek or French word that has been incorporated into English, and almost every word borrowed from other languages as well.
Level 10
Greek Words & Latin Roots
Your child will:
1) read, spell, and figure out the meaning of the most common Greek Words used in science, math, and social studies.
2) determine the correct Chameleon Prefix to use on Latin Roots.
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