That 'aha' spelling moment

I recently received a message from a parent that perfectly captures the heart of what CodeBreakers aims to achieve, not just progress in spelling sessions, but real, transferable understanding that students carry with them into everyday learning. Here’s what my student’s parent shared: “Just wanted to share some progress… My child was doing a piece of homework today where they were writing 1st, 2nd, 3rd… “/nd/… I’m doing that with Georgina” (CodeBreakers tutor), “it’s at the ending of second”. “and /st/ is at the end of first.” “My child rarely makes any connection between their learning in spelling and anything they write. This is big progress!” At first glance, this might seem like a small moment, a child linking a spelling pattern to a homework task. But for my student and many learners like them, it’s a breakthrough.