Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

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

Autumn Word Leaves- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 18th Oct 2015

Looking out my front door. Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday! Today’s activity was inspired by my front yard on this beautiful fall day in Michigan. My husband spent all afternoon Friday rak … read more

Teachers Should Stop Doing This One Thing

Posted by Brainspring on 15th Oct 2015

Hi everyone, I’ve been having a fantastic week coaching teachers I trained in Phonics First over the summer. I love getting to see teachers who were sitting in my class in their own classrooms teachin … read more

Multisensory Monday- Scary Vocabulary

Posted by Brainspring on 4th Oct 2015

designed by freepik.com Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday! Wish me luck- I’m attempting to post this from my iPad since I’m on the road without my usual computer. Now getting this post up fe … read more

Are Predictable Books Helpful or Harmful?

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Sep 2015

Hi everyone, This is a question I found myself asking this week after watching an eye-opening video by Spelfabet called, “What’s wrong with predictable or repetitive texts?” I highly encourage you to … read more