Every child can master spelling.
They just need the right approach.
The moment spelling clicks, everything changes.
Summit Spelling teaches the patterns behind English spelling — from sound to print, the way reading specialists do. 15 minutes a day, starting exactly where your child needs it.
No games. No gimmicks. Targeted, structured practice for grades 3 and up.
Designed by a 20-year classroom veteran and reading specialist — and a mom who's been on both sides of the IEP table.
Sound familiar?
Your child is smart. So why can't they spell?
"They got 100% on the Friday test and misspelled the same words on Monday."
Memorizing a list doesn't build the brain pathways that make spelling stick. Your child needs to understand the patterns — not recall the sequence.
"The school says they're fine, but their writing tells a different story."
Many bright kids mask spelling gaps through avoidance — choosing simpler words, keeping sentences short, avoiding writing altogether.
"We've tried spelling apps. They're just flashcards with sound effects."
Most apps test spelling without teaching it. They show a word, ask you to copy it, and call it learning. That's recognition, not production.
"I was told not to worry about my child's spelling because they will always have spell check. I am still worried."
Spell check catches errors. Systematic instruction builds understanding. Summit Spelling gives your child the same structured learning approach used by specialists — in a flexible, affordable format families can actually use consistently.
Three steps. Fifteen minutes a day.
No prep. No teaching degree required. Your child works independently after the first session.
Start with Module 1 — free
Every student begins with Long A (a-e, ai, ay) — a complete 5-day sequence at no cost. Get a feel for the program before committing to anything.
No assessment needed to begin. Your child works independently after the first session — just hand them the tablet and 15 minutes.
Follow the 5-day cycle
Each week focuses on one spelling pattern, built as five short 10–15 minute lessons. Day 1 introduces the pattern and its rule; each day after builds on the last, with activities that shift to match what that pattern actually needs.
The secret: short, explicit, daily practice. A focused 15 minutes every day, teaching the pattern directly, then practicing it. This is what makes spelling stick.
Watch the gaps close
Score 80%+ and they advance. Score lower and the app flags that pattern for automatic review — no extra work for you. Your dashboard shows exactly where they are, what they've mastered, and what's next.
Built-in safety net: flagged patterns come back in review modules that mix old and new words. Nothing falls through the cracks. Use the flagged words to practice offline — handwritten, on paper — to reinforce the pattern and lock it in.
And there's more
From spelling patterns to word roots
As your child masters spelling patterns, Summit Spelling progresses into morphology — Latin and Greek roots like port (to carry), spect (to look), and scrib (to write). Your child won't just learn to spell compose— they'll learn that com- means “together” and -pose comes from Latin ponere, meaning “to place.” Vocabulary grows while spelling strengthens.
Spelling patterns that unlock hundreds of words
Each module teaches one sound and all the ways English spells it. Here's what Module 1 looks like:
Module 1 — Day 1: Sort by sound
The full sequence — spelling patterns that cover the majority of English
Tier 1 — Core Vowel Patterns
Long A
a-e · ai · ay
Long E
ee · ea · e-e
Long I
i-e · igh · y
Long O
o-e · oa · ow
Long U & /oo/
u-e · ew · oo · ou
R-Controlled /ar/ & /or/
ar · or · ore
/air/ Sound
air · are · ear
Diphthong /ow/
ow · ou
Plurals
-s · -es · -ies · f→ves · irregulars
/k/ Spellings
k · c · ck
Adding Vowel Suffixes — Week 1
drop-e · double · change-y · just-add
Schwa — Part 1
the lazy /uh/ in weak syllables
Tier 2A — R-Controlled Vowels & Diphthongs
R-Controlled /er/ — Part A
er · ir · ur
R-Controlled /er/ — Part B
ear · our · ure · or (disguised)
/er/ — Academic Vocabulary
circulate · terminate · turbulent · perpetuity
Diphthong /oy/
oi · oy
/ar/ & /or/ — Academic Vocabulary
harbor · target · transform · majority
/air/ — Academic Vocabulary
declare · compare · aware · affair
Diphthong /ow/ — Academic Vocabulary
encounter · announce · profound
Tier 2B — Rule-Governed Patterns
Adding Vowel Suffixes — Week 2
stress check · multisyllable doubling
Vowel Suffixes — Academic Vocabulary
admiring · defining · classified · proposing
Long E — less common
ie · ei · ey · y
Long U & /oo/ — Academic
altitude · evaluate · substitute · routine
i Before e
ie · ei — only when /ee/
Silent Letters
kn · gn · mb · wr
Coming soonSoft C & Soft G
ce · ci · ge · gi
Coming soonTier 2C — Suffix-Sound Modules
/shun/ Spellings
tion · sion · cion
/zhun/ — SION Sound
sion · -tion · -ure
/cher/ Spellings
ture · sure
Tier 3A — Consonant Spellings Through Roots
M Spellings
m · mm · mb · mn · gm
L Spellings — Week 1
l · ll · -al · -le
L Spellings — Week 2
ll seam · -el · -il
/s/ Spellings
s · c · sc
/or/ Spellings
or · oar · ore · -or
J Spellings
j · g · ge · dge
F Spellings
f · ff · ph · gh
Tier 3B — Vowel & Complex Spellings Through Roots
Schwa — Part 2: Detective Strategy
a related word reveals the vowel
/eer/ Spellings
eer · ear · ere
/aw/ Spellings
aw · au · augh
/i/ Spellings
y · i · e
Vowel Shift
divine → divinity
Tier 3C — Suffix Spellings Through Roots
/shul/ Spellings
-tial · -cial
/shus/ Spellings
-tious · -cious
-able / -ible
-able · -ible
-ant/-ance vs -ent/-ence
-ant · -ent
Coming soon-ary / -ery / -ory
-ary · -ery · -ory
Word Study
Morpheme Foundations
port · spect · scrib · struct · and more
Less than one tutoring session. Every year.
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Free
$0
forever
- Module 1 — Long A (all 5 days)
- Parent dashboard
- Progress tracking
Annual
$79
/year
~$6.58/mo · save 34%
- Every live spelling module + new releases
- Word roots & morphology track
- Review modules (automatic)
- Full parent dashboard
- For up to 2 students
Monthly
$9.99
/mo
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- Flexible — no commitment
- Cancel any time
Every plan starts with Module 1 fully unlocked. No credit card until you upgrade.
I built the tool I wished existed —
as a teacher and as a mom.
I've spent 20 years in the classroom teaching 4th graders to read and write. I've been trained in Orton-Gillingham, Sounds-Write, and structured literacy. I've watched students transform when they understand why words are spelled the way they are — not just memorize lists and forget them by Monday.
Then my own child struggled. And I sat on the other side of the table (the parent side) and realized that after a full day at school, neither of us had the energy for complicated programs or hours of extra work. We needed something clear, targeted, and efficient. A few meaningful minutes that actually moved the needle. So I built her this app.
Melinda Karshner
Literacy Consultant · M.Ed., Reading Specialist · EduVenturing
Start closing the gap today.
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- Module 1 — Long A fully unlocked
- Parent dashboard preview
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