Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Daniel Radcliffe- A Reading Hero

Posted by Brainspring on 10th Mar 2016

Hi everyone, Next week there will be a new video in Sarah’s Spelling School. Yay! Thank you all for watching and sharing the spelling rule posts. Today, I’m sharing another Reading Hero for March is R … read more

Dr. Seuss- March Reading Heroes

Posted by Brainspring on 3rd Mar 2016

FreeImages.com/VickyJohnson Hi everyone, In case you missed it- March is Reading Month! If you work in a school, have a student in school or were in school any time in recent history, then you already … read more

111 Doubling Rule- Multisensory Monday

Posted by Brainspring on 1st Feb 2016

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School! Today we tackle a difficult rule about doubling consonants when adding a suffix. Please share ways you explain this to studen … read more

Are Predictable Books Helpful or Harmful?

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Sep 2015

Hi everyone, This is a question I found myself asking this week after watching an eye-opening video by Spelfabet called, “What’s wrong with predictable or repetitive texts?” I highly encourage you to … 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

Multisensory Teaching Techniques for Sight Words

Posted by Brainspring on 16th Jul 2015

Hi everyone, Sight Words, Red Words, Popcorn Words, they go by many names but all teachers and students are familiar with non-phonetic words, those pesky words that don’t follow the usual phonic … read more