Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Finishing the School Year Strong

Posted by Brainspring on 21st Apr 2021

Soon, the 2020-21 school year will come to an end! Along with the excitement (and the kids think THEY are excited!), always comes a sense of urgency and regret. I feel like I could have done more, cou … read more

Multisensory Monday: Bloomin’ Morphemes

Posted by Brainspring on 5th Apr 2021

Spring is upon us! As the days get warmer and longer, more birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and only a few more months of school are left. This activity celebrates the change of season by hav … read more

Multisensory Monday: Flower Petal Suffix Sort

Posted by Brainspring on 28th Mar 2021

Spring is in the air! Help your students grow into better readers and spellers with this fun word sort activity! When adding the suffix -ed to a base word, there are three distinct pronunciations, ye … read more

The Orchestra of the Reading Rope Harmony

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Mar 2021

Where was Scarborough’s Reading Rope back when I started teaching? After going through college as an education major in the 90s, the complexities of reading, including how one learns to read and compr … read more

Multisensory Monday: Egg-cellent Blending

Posted by Brainspring on 21st Mar 2021

Warmer weather is upon us and with that comes new growth. It also brings along some holidays and events that are celebrated during this time. Stores are full of multicolored plastic eggs available. Th … read more

Learning to Read: The Starting Point

Posted by Brainspring on 17th Mar 2021

[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in March 2019.] Today’s blog gives a quick glimpse into the astounding, yet complicated, way in which our brains first start learning … read more