Spelling Improvement Study

The Barton System teaches spelling as strongly as it teaches reading, and the improvement in spelling shows up quickly on Florida’s new FAIR spelling assessment, as this teacher reported.

• I have been using your program for 3 years and I love it! I have seen results that are amazing! When my principal asked our staff to reflect on one practice that has made a difference, I told her it was my working for 30 minutes each day in small groups using the Barton System — and the data proves the impact it has on spelling.
• In August, according to the FAIR spelling assessment:
  • 7 students < 20^th percentile
  • 9 students 21^st percentile to 49^th percentile
  • 5 students > 80^th percentile
• In December, every single student made significant gains except the two who were already at the 91st and 98th percentile.
  • 1 student < 20^th percentile
  • 2 students 21^st to 49^th percentile
  • 6 student 50^th to 79^th percentile
  • 12 students > 80^th percentile
• The most significant gains were made by my lowest 2 reader/spellers. One went from 19th percentile to 49th percentile. The other went from 19thpercentile to 69th percentile. And two of my good readers who had been poor spellers went up 68 percentile points each.
  • Debbie Sanders
  • Thunderbolt Elementary
  • Fleming Island, FL