Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Why Automaticity is an Essential in Learning

Why Automaticity is an Essential in Learning

Posted by Brainspring on 26th Mar 2019

Automaticity is a term that is frequently used when talking about phonics instruction and developing fluency. In Phonics First and Structures, our goal is for students to master skills … read more
Multisensory Monday: Vowel Spin and Say

Multisensory Monday: Vowel Spin and Say

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 24th Mar 2019

Put those fidget spinners to good use in your classroom or tutoring sessions and help students master recently introduced or troublesome sounds with this simple, fun activity. In this activity, we pra … read more
Multisensory Monday: Zebra Puzzle Flip

Multisensory Monday: Zebra Puzzle Flip

Posted by Julie Wright on 10th Mar 2019

Turn a plain, old dollar store puzzle into an easy multisensory activity to help your students practice with any letter sound. I created this activity for /z/ but you can select a puzzle picture for a … read more
What is the Orton-Gillingham Blending Drill?

What is the Orton-Gillingham Blending Drill?

Posted by Brainspring on 6th Mar 2019

Welcome to the next post in our series on Orton-Gillingham lesson plan basics! We have already covered the first two parts of the Three-Part-Drill, the Visual and Auditory Drills. Today, we briefly ou … read more
Multisensory Monday: ConSTRUCTion Words

Multisensory Monday: ConSTRUCTion Words

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 4th Mar 2019

The Latin roots “struct” and “stru” mean “to build”. Here is a fun and easy multisensory activity to use with your students. All you need is a copy of the attached … read more