Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Should Kindergarten be the new First Grade?

Posted by Brainspring on 19th Nov 2015

Hi everyone, It’s been a while since I was able to post on Monday and Thursday. Did anyone else see this article from The Washington Post’s education blog? Delaying kindergarten until age 7 offers key … read more

Double Duty Nouns and Verbs- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 16th Nov 2015

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday! I’m on the road and put together this multisensory activity based on a discussion I had with a group of teachers last week. We got started talking about ad … read more

Rolling with Word Families- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 2nd Nov 2015

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday! I went on a breathtaking trip to view the fall colors in northern Michigan the other week. If you have never seen the fall colors in Michigan, I highly rec … read more

Simple Suffix Test

Posted by Brainspring on 29th Oct 2015

Hi everyone, Many students find suffixes confusing, understandably so since most of the first suffixes they learn are also commonly seen not acting as suffixes. Why is “ing” a suffix in jumping but no … read more

Belated Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 27th Oct 2015

Hi everyone, Looks like it’s Multisensory Tuesday this week, instead of Multisensory Monday. On Monday, I was finishing up Day 5 of the Phonics First Foundations course with a great group of tea … read more