Book excerpt: Sing, Spell, Read & Write uses carefully sequenced, systematic, explicit phonics instruction to build fluent independent readers. It is effective because it engages students in playing games; singing songs; and look, listen, point, sing-along, and echo routines that stimulate the senses and appeal to all learning styles. Its approach requires total participation on the part of the learner and is strongly supported by current research on brain function, language acquisition, and reading.