Please welcome  Orton-Gillingham Weekly’s guest blogger Tiffany Sunday! Tiffany is an author, lecturer, and professional speaker who happens to have dyslexia.  To help parents and teachers under … read more

One of the more challenging concepts for students to master is using the correct spelling for Consonant-Y words.  They often have difficulty knowing if a word should have a single consonant between th … read more

In Brainspring’s Phonics First® and Stuctures® programs, syllabication is one of the main components of the Five-Part Lesson Plan. The eight different syllable types are introduced one-at-a-time … read more

When someone says, “She has the neatest handwriting,” what are they really saying? What is it about someone’s writing that makes it so neat? Good writing, whether it be print or curs … read more

This is a great multisensory spelling activity to accompany the “sm” beginning blends.  All you’ll need is some Marshmallows, a wooden skewer, and a marker.  If you allow snacks in your cl … read more

January’s topic of the month is Handwriting, and to start the month off “write,” we would like to specify why handwriting is a key component to a child’s development in this &l … read more