Students of all ages love games! Here is a quick game you can play to teach or reinforce the short E sound heard in EA words such as “bread”. Alternately, you could use this activity when teaching sin … read more

Welcome to the second post in our series on Orton-Gillingham lesson plan basics! Two weeks ago, we discussed the Three-Part-Drill and how it typically begins with the Visual Drill. Today, we will brie … read more

Whether you are a teacher or a parent, games are an excellent way to motivate even the most reluctant child!  With the demands of school, kids can easily begin to resist learning.  Weekly spelling tes … read more

Trends in schools across the country have shown that students are spending less and less time on handwriting. With technology use in the everyday classroom, handwriting seems to be … old news. W … read more

Phonological awareness is the foundation we lay for our students to become successful readers and spellers. If we were building a house, baking a cake, or planting a tree, we would first take the prel … read more

We may find that some of our older students are really in a rut when it comes to reading and spelling. The missing piece to the puzzle may be due to gaps in their underlying phonological awareness. Or … read more