This is a pilot research study which has as its main focus the investigation of the Spalding Literacy Method, a total arts literacy method whose proponents claim it to be suitable for all students regardless of their abilities. The study purposefully set out to attain information, which would substantiate or refute the claims made about the Method. Existing statistical research findings were examined and Spalding teacher perceptions gauged through questionnaires and interviews, in order to validate these claims and to expose areas of research hitherto ignored. Over time, various literacy methods have been implemented in Australian schools, with most making claims of superior qualities and a rightful place in the literacy field to the exclusion of others. This study is a response to the need associated with providing the necessary information to make informed literacy method choices. The study was carried out to investigate the Spalding Literacy Method as one of many currently employed. Data analysis revealed a difference of opinion, which exists in the Spalding movement, with some proponents urging practitioners to keep the Method unaltered, and other practitioners admitting to a lack of excitement for a cumbersome Method. The researcher concludes that there appears to be concern as to the validity of previous research findings.