Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

-tch Spelling Rule- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 25th Jan 2016

Hi everyone, This week on Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School, I go over when to use -tch at the end of a word. I find many of my students need extra practice determining when to use -tc … read more

Multisensory Monday- Spelling with C and K

Posted by Brainspring on 10th Jan 2016

Hi everyone, Welcome back to Multisensory Monday: Sarah’s Spelling School! When to use C and K When you hear the sound /k/ at the beginning of a word use this rule to determine if it should be … 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 ju … read more
Teaching Red Words to Older Students

Teaching Red Words to Older Students

Posted by Brainspring on 17th Sep 2015

What Red Words (Sight Words) do my Older Students Need? I want to share a question about teaching Red Words to Older Students. This year she is using Structures® with her older students, 6-8th graders … read more

Buzz to Where the Sound Is- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 26th Jul 2015

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  This will be the last Multisensory Monday until the end of August.  My schedule is packed with teacher trainings and I will be having too much fun on the … read more