On a weekday morning, Rory Spangler sounds out a spelling list — lots, she, old; kitten, sack, sacks; ham, had, kick — as his mother, Kathleen, slides a finger beneath each word. Nearby, his sister, Fiona, practices cursive, hair falling across a page as she steadies the workbook with her left hand. And Aubrey reviews an English lesson with Mom. Dad helps, too; Rory’s eyes track his father’s finger as he guides the lesson.
