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Reading & Spelling Support for Students with Dyslexia

Research-based tutoring using Barton & Orton-Gillingham methods

Help Your Child Become a Confident Reader & Speller

Struggling to read or spell can impact every subject and a child’s confidence. At Hammond Bell, we use proven, multisensory programs to help students build strong, lasting reading and spelling skills.

​"So grateful we found Hammond Bell. I am thrilled with the progress my children have made in a very short time. My daughter absolutely adores her tutor and looks forward to the classes...This school year is a total game changer thanks to our sessions with Hammond Bell."

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- M. Sanders, Parent of 4th & 5th Grader

The Skills We Build — Step by Step

Each unit builds on the last, helping students grow steadily in independence, and skill.

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  • Phonemic awareness & phonics

  • Spelling rules & patterns

  • Reading fluency & comprehension

  • Vocabulary & confidence

Structured literacy skills taught through Barton reading and spelling tutoring

Our Structured Literacy Approach

We use a structured literacy approach based on Orton-Gillingham — a proven method for teaching students with dyslexia and reading challenges.

Develop Auditory Skills

Builds sound discrimination and memory for reading readiness

Close Foundational Gaps

Explicit instruction means no guessing, no gaps

Strengthen Sound Awareness

Ensures mastery of essential pre-reading skills

Master Phonics

Direct, explicit, multisensory instruction ensures no gaps in foundational skills.

Reading & Spelling Together

Students connect sounds, letters, and spelling from the start

Build Confidence & Independence

Progress students can see and feel

The Barton Reading & Spelling System

There are many Orton-Gillingham–based programs. At Hammond Bell, we primarily use the Barton Reading & Spelling System because it teaches reading and spelling together and closes foundational gaps.

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Barton is structured, multisensory, and designed for students with dyslexia. It is not a quick fix and works best with tutoring at least twice per week.

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Some students begin with Foundations in Sounds to build essential phonemic awareness before starting Barton.

Orton-Gillingham reading program used for dyslexia tutoring
Online dyslexia tutoring using Barton reading and spelling system
Barton Reading and Spelling System for dyslexia intervention
Student learning reading and spelling through multisensory dyslexia tutoring
Foundations in Sounds program building phonemic awareness before Barton tutoring

Foundations in Sounds
Pre-Reading Support

Foundations in Sounds is a pre-reading program for students who are not yet ready for Barton. It builds essential auditory skills like sound discrimination, memory, and sequencing.

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This program prepares students for success before formal reading instruction begins.

Lauren Hammond of Hammond Bell Educational Services and certified dyslexia tutor providing one on one online reading instruction

Our Approach to Reading & Spelling

At Hammond Bell, we use proven, research-based programs that build literacy step by step.

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  • Foundations in Sounds (FIS): Pre-reading program that develops auditory skills for students not yet ready for Barton.

  • Barton Reading & Spelling: A structured, Orton-Gillingham–influenced system that teaches reading and spelling together through 10 cumulative levels.

  • Orton-Gillingham (OG): The gold standard for dyslexia intervention, using explicit, multisensory instruction to ensure lasting success.

Together, these programs create a clear path from early sound awareness to confident reading and spelling.

What Our Clients Say

Susan Tanabe
Parent of 5th Grade Student

"...For my daughter, Hammond Bell has brought the fun back into learning and built my daughter's confidence. And she also has worked with my daughter's school so that we can do the tutoring at school, leaving her after-school hours available for rest and play. My daughter LOVES working with Lauren--even on Zoom, something she never enjoyed before... Read more

Tina Trescone
Parent of 2nd Grader

"Lauren is an amazing tutor! My daughter has been working with her on reading and spelling for 3 months and there was immediate improvement that continues to get better. My daughter actually enjoys the tutoring sessions which says a lot in itself. Lauren is wonderfully positive and full energy during each session and makes the tutoring fun. I highly recommend her."

Frequently asked questions

Open the Door to Reading

Schedule your free consultation today and discover how we can change the trajectory of your child's life.

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