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

A vowel team is a group of letters that work together to make a single vowel sound. Usually, the vowel sound created is long, as in -oa, but vowel teams can also make a short vowel sound, as /ea/ in b … read more

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

Not all students learn to read the same. Many students need to learn to read using a different approach than what may be provided at school. The majority of states across the US have dyslexia laws in … read more

Today is Multisensory Monday! When teaching phonological awareness skills such as blending and segmenting, I often use Elkonin boxes, colored blocks, and chips. Lately, I have been searching for a fun … 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