This book describes the step-by-step procedures of a program for reading, writing, and spelling. First published in 1972, it has been revised and expanded so that not only teachers but also parents and other interested adults can use the prescribed sequential lesson plans for one-to-one reading and spelling instruction. Stressing a positive approach to teaching, the book is organized under the following topics: reading--a national concern, prerequisites for success, the technique, the method, consonant-vowel-consonant words and syllables, introducing two-syllable words, introducing vowel digraphs, and a vowel-consonant-vowel spelling rule. An appendix lists phonetic readers according to the book's recommended teaching sequence. (RL)