Vickie developed a system of mini-lessons to help children improve their skills in matching sounds [phonemes] and letters, putting them together to form words, sorting out the many problems they faced with understanding phonics and learning to read faster.

After retirement, she wrote her ideas in the publication "20 Minute Phonemic Training for Dyslexia, Auditory Processing and Spelling." Three years later, she added information to help home-school parents and teachers apply the phonological strategies and word lists provided in both books. So, she wrote "Reading Sound Strategies" and "Workbook 1: CVC Reading Sound Strategies." In 2025, she also published "Do You Wonder About God, A Book for Children and Families."  More workbooks are in development.

An online course "How to Teach Reading and Spelling with 20Minute Phonemic Training" at Udemy.com was also added. 

With a significant section of the population reading below sixth-grade level, her greatest hope is that both publications will enable children, through parent or professional instruction, to achieve higher reading and spelling competency. She hopes they will have brighter futures resulting from improved literacy skills.

Questions are welcome through the contact page below.

Vickie is also the illustrator for Amanda Dinsmore Hill's book How to Blow Your Nose by Little Tiny Elephant, which is available on Amazon.com.