Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Multisensory Structured Language Teaching

Posted by Brainspring on 3rd Sep 2014

Hi everyone, I hope you all enjoyed a long, relaxing Labor Day weekend!  Since almost everyone has started their school year, I want to remind you that I am here to help however I can.  Don’t hesitate … read more

Setting Realistically High Expectations

Posted by Brainspring on 27th Aug 2014

Hi everyone, Today I had my last session of the summer with a student I have been working with for the past two summers, Sharon (not her real name).   Realizing that I might not be seeing her until ne … read more

Multisensory Monday- Ideas for a Pom-Pom Ball

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Aug 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  I don’t know if you’re like me or if your students are like mine, but sometimes my students and I have days where our energy is low and we need something … read more

Different Approaches to Grammar

Posted by Brainspring on 20th Aug 2014

Hi everyone, Someone shared an article over Facebook recently about how the meaning of the word “literally” has changed to also mean “not literally”.  I literally just Googled it and this is what I fo … read more

Support House Resolution 456 for Dyslexia

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Aug 2014

Hi everyone, Today I want to share with you some information about two Congressional resolutions about dyslexia that have been introduced in the House of Representatives.  I learned about these in a m … read more

Multisensory Monday- Sammy Loves Fuzzy Zebras

Posted by Brainspring on 10th Aug 2014

  Hi everyone, It’s Multisensory Monday!  Before I introduce today’s activity though I want to invite and encourage you to comment with questions you run into as you prepare for the u … read more