Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Multisensory Monday: Listening Centers

Posted by Brainspring on 16th Feb 2015

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  I’m bringing you another idea from on the road…well, on the plane to be exact, so I had to get creative and come up with an idea that doesn’t need any sup … read more

Multisensory Monday- Googly Eye Pointer

Posted by Brainspring on 9th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Thanks for liking and sharing last week’s post on Guided Reading!  From the response, it seems to be an important issue to you. Please comment and share y … read more

Is Guided Reading the best use of small-group time?

Posted by Brainspring on 5th Nov 2014

Hi everyone, It’s awesome to see that so many of you liked and shared the multisensory activities from this week!  I am especially thankful to Dite this week because the day after I posted her activit … read more

Multisensory Monday- Frequent Reader Card

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Oct 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Today’s activity is a fun way to encourage students to repeatedly practice reading familiar texts.  To improve decoding speed and reading fluency, student … read more

Controlled Readers Improve Reading Success

Posted by Brainspring on 31st Jul 2014

Hi everyone, I have been having a fantastic time this week putting on a training for a group of teachers.   Teaching them reminded me of how important the oral reading component of a phonics lesson is … read more

Multisensory Monday- Shooting for Fluency

Posted by Brainspring on 20th Jul 2014

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  I have seen more kids than I even knew lived in my neighborhood these past few days as I have been walking my dog in the beautiful Michigan weather.  They … read more