In this section of Essentials, students build on the phonograms and spelling rules they learned in the first seven lessons of the program and go further, building their spelling, reading, grammar, and vocabulary skills as they practice previous concepts, learn new ones, and apply these skills to analyze the spelling of new words. Along the way, they practice what they are learning through games, critical thinking activities, and multi-sensory practice.

New concepts introduced in Lessons 8-15 include:

• 17 new multi-letter phonograms
• 12 new spelling rules
• grammar concepts including verbs, possessive noun adjectives, subject and predicate, comma and capitalization rules, and more
• dozens of new prefixes, suffixes, and roots found in words in the spelling lists