Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

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

Are Teachers’ Salaries Sufficient?

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, Believe it or not, today I wanted to share something interesting I found in Glamour magazine. Since I make sure to read through Time magazine first, I’m a couple months behind on Gl … read more