Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Teachers Should Stop Doing This One Thing

Posted by Brainspring on 15th Oct 2015

Hi everyone, I’ve been having a fantastic week coaching teachers I trained in Phonics First over the summer. I love getting to see teachers who were sitting in my class in their own classrooms teachin … read more

The Most Important Thing for Kindergartners to Learn

Posted by Brainspring on 27th Aug 2015

Hi everyone, I’m still on the road putting on Phonics First trainings for a couple weeks.  Mid-September I will be back with Multisensory Mondays, just in time for the start of the school year! I’ve h … read more

The Simple Thing All Educators Should Wish For

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Aug 2015

Hi everyone, I have been having an amazing time training this week in a small town in Ohio.  This is the school’s 7th year of working with Phonics First!  Every summer, they train any new elementary … read more

Important Data You May Not Be Keeping

Posted by Brainspring on 5th Aug 2015

Hi everyone, I feel like I’ve been neglecting you, but as I mentioned in one of my last posts, I’m on the road for several weeks meeting and training new teachers in Phonics First. I get to meet wonde … read more

Are you interrupting the purpose of Read-Alouds?

Posted by Brainspring on 23rd Jul 2015

Hi everyone, My favorite part of being a teacher is getting to read a book aloud with a group of students gathered around. For me, it is so special to share reading for the enjoyment of reading, watch … read more

Where I found the freedom to write a poem

Posted by Brainspring on 9th Jul 2015

Hi everyone, I’m in beautiful Petoskey, MI right now for a short vacation, but I read something so wonderful the other day that I wanted to share it with you right away. Love That Dog by Sharon Cree … read more