Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

How is Dyslexia Diagnosed?

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Sep 2014

  Hi everyone, I started rereading Overcoming Dyslexia, by Dr. Sally Shaywitz, a few weeks ago.  I found myself learning just as much the second time around as I did when I first read the book a … read more

Multisensory Structured Language Teaching

Posted by Brainspring on 4th 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

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

Moving Towards Early Literacy Intervention

Posted by Brainspring on 30th Apr 2014

Hi everyone, I thought about making today’s post into 2 separate ones, but since I will be on vacation next Thursday, I put them together to tide you over until I get back.  If you don’t have ti … read more
The Science of Reading

The Science of Reading

Posted by Brainspring on 3rd Mar 2014

March is an exciting month for reading!  We celebrate Dr. Suess’s birthday and March is Reading Month in March!  What could be better than a month that acknowledges the importance of reading and the j … read more