Abstract: A method of teaching dyslexic persons to read and spell, that initially teaches phonemic awareness before letters are introduced. The system includes video instruction for tutors, fully scripted lesson plans, an electronic spell checker, and a word frame to enable viewing words in isolation and also incorporates small tiles as manipulatives. The tiles are square, roughly one inch on a side, and ¼-inch thick. The preferred material is wood. Most of the tiles have one or more black letters printed on their top surface. The particular letter, group of letters, or lack of any letter, and the background color of each tile correspond to its function in the learning process.