Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

“Funny Mix” Game Review

Posted by Brainspring on 9th Dec 2014

Hi everyone, I’m giving another post of Multisensory Monday ideas from Dite this week.  Not only does she have an idea of her own, she was kind enough to point out that Starfall has a story call … read more

Multisensory Monday- Will a Soap Boat Float?

Posted by Brainspring on 8th Dec 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Today’s activity is a cross between a science experiment and a phonics multisensory activity.  I honestly didn’t know if it was going to work until I trie … read more

Too Many Decorations can be Distracting

Posted by Brainspring on 4th Dec 2014

Hi everyone, I get to visit a lot of classrooms when I coach teachers who have taken the Phonics First training.  There have been 2 classrooms recently that took my breath away (in a good way).  In bo … read more

Multisensory Monday- Walking Word Wall

Posted by Brainspring on 1st Dec 2014

Hi everyone, Today is quite the Monday: Cyber Monday and Multisensory Monday!  There is an awesome Cyber Monday sale going on at shop.rlac.com.  (By the way, I also just got some great deals at Kohls. … read more

What’s the deal with Finland?

Posted by Brainspring on 20th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, In last week’s post I mentioned how Finland has a different attitude about teachers than the United States.  In case you didn’t have a chance to read the article, I want to share with you … read more

Multisensory Monday- Gobble, Gobble

Posted by Brainspring on 17th Nov 2014

  Gobble Gobble Word Cards Drop-e Rule Game This week Dite uses a similar idea as last week for a game about when to drop the e when adding a suffix to words. Check out the description and vide … read more