Walter E. Dunson, Ph.D. 

The training system has been divided, primarily, into the following eleven sections:

• Phonics Deck

• Short Vowels

• Syllable Types

• open syllables

• closed syllables

• silent “e” syllables

• vowel team syllables

• “r-controlled” syllables

• consonant + “le” syllables

• Syllable Divisions

• VC/CV

• V/CV

• VC/V

• Long Vowel Spellings (designated by the  location of the long vowel sound in the word)

• “open syllable” spellings

• “one syllable word” spellings

• “middle of the word” spellings

• “end of the word” spellings

• “R-Controlled” Vowels

• -ar

• -er

• -ir

• -or

• -ur 

• Advanced Vowel Teams

• diphthongs (vowel glides)

• rare long vowel spellings

• vowel teams with multiple sounds

• The Spelling Rules

• The “F,” “L,” “S” Doubling Rule

• The CVC Doubling Rule

• The Long Spelling Rule

• The “y” Rule

• The Silent “e” Rule

• Challenging Phonograms

• Initial Blends

• Final Blends

• The Two Sounds of “c”

• The Two Sounds of "ch"

• The Two Sounds of “g”

• The Two Sounds of “s”

• The Three Sounds of “-ed”

• The Two Sounds of “th”

• The Three Sounds of "y"
  

• “qu”

• "ph"
  

• “sh”

• “wh”

• Consonant + “le” syllables

• The Latinate Code

• Introduction to Latinate Word Construction

• 125 Latinate Roots

• Each root is presented on its own slide.  Immediately after the root, you will find a slide that contains a keyword that utilizes the root, the definition of the root, and five additional word examples of the root in use.

• Latinate Vocabulary Drill

• Students are presented with 55 advanced vocabulary words composed using Latinate word construction.  Students must decipher the meaning of the vocabulary word using only their knowledge of Latinate roots.

• 20 Latinate Prefixes (including the seven assimilated prefixes)
  

• Each prefix is presented on its own slide.  Immediately after the prefix, you will find a slide that contains a keyword that utilizes the root, the definition of the prefix, and five additional word examples of the prefix in use.

• The Greek Code

• Introduction to Greek Word Construction

• 120 Greek Combining Forms

• Each combining form is presented on its own slide.  Immediately after the combining form, you will find a slide that contains a keyword that utilizes the combining form, the definition of the combining form, and five additional word examples of the combining form in use.

• Greek Vocabulary Drill

• Students are presented with 32 advanced vocabulary words composed using Greek word construction.  Students must decipher the meaning of the vocabulary word using only their knowledge of Greek combining forms.