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Spell-Links features speech-to-print methods that aid in reading, spelling and writing skills

SPELL-Links Speech To Print Literacy Program

At KidSpeak Therapy, we use SPELL-Links, a research-backed speech-to-print literacy program that aligns beautifully with how the brain actually learns to read and spell. Unlike traditional phonics programs that start with letters on a page and ask children to match those letters to sounds (print → speech), SPELL-Links flips the process. It begins with the sound structure of spoken English and teaches children how to connect those sounds to letter patterns and word meanings (speech → print).

And here’s the best part: this is exactly how proficient readers and writers’ brains operate.

SPELL-Links helps children build a deep understanding of:

  • Phonological awareness (hearing and manipulating sounds)

  • Orthographic patterns (knowing which letters go together)

  • Morphology (prefixes, suffixes, and meaningful word parts)

  • Vocabulary and semantics

  • Sound–symbol connections that stick

Because SPELL-Links is rooted in oral language and motor-based learning, it’s a perfect match for speech-language therapy—and especially powerful for children with dyslexia, language disorders, speech sound disorders, or struggles with decoding and spelling.

But SPELL-Links doesn’t stop at sound–letter connections. Children also learn metalinguistic strategies—the “thinking-about-language skills” that help them become independent, confident readers and writers. The program builds executive functioning skills like attention, self-monitoring, flexible problem-solving, and the ability to apply word knowledge in real time.

At KidSpeak Therapy, we incorporate SPELL-Links into customized literacy sessions for families in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac, Rockville, and the wider DMV area, as well as telepractice clients in Florida and California.

If you’re searching for speech-to-print reading intervention, structured literacy, or evidence-based spelling therapy, SPELL-Links offers a powerful, brain-aligned path to literacy success.

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