What is Orton-Gillingham? Orton-Gillingham is NOT a trademarked name.  ANYONE can use the name Orton-Gillingham. This is why it’s important to choose a quality Orton-Gillingham, or Multisensory … read more

We are often asked what a typical Orton-Gillingham lesson looks like.  Most lessons are comprised of five main components:  The Three Part Drill;  Introduction of a new skills and the application; a S … read more

Hi everyone, Thank you for emailing me your questions about Phonics First! I love hearing from you, especially you teachers I had a blast working with in Arkansas over the summer. Keep the questions c … read more

Hi everyone, Welcome to Multisensory Monday Sarah’s Spelling School. Today’s rule for -ist and -est depends on the type of word, not a certain feature of the word like most of the other ru … read more

Vowel Intensive The short vowel activities in the video are fantastic adaptations to the basic Vowel Intensive in Phonics First.  A Vowel Intensive asks the students to focus on differentiating betwe … read more

Hi everyone, It’s been just over a month since I posted the survey about how prepared teachers feel to teach struggling readers in their classrooms.  Thanks so much to those of you who took the … read more