Orton-Gillingham in the general education classroom: A Teacher’s Journey Julie, a first-grade general education teacher, shares her journey in learning Phonics First Orton-Gillingham and implem … read more

Orton-Gillingham Weekly welcomes guest blogger, Ashley Roberts!  Ashley shares her personal journey about parenting a child with dyslexia on her blog, A Mom’s Journey- My Dyslexic Child. As our … read more

Orton Gillingham Multisensory Tools: The Blending Drill The goal of the blending drill is to strengthen students overall fluency. The more our students practice blending previously learned sounds, th … read more

Today’s Multisensory Monday activity allows students to practice building and reading two-syllable words using craft sticks! This activity is inexpensive, durable, easy-to-store, fun-to-use, and … read more

Struggling readers and spellers often have the most difficulty with vowels. Vowels are the most elusive letters in the English language. Because they are used in every word – even the two shorte … read more

In this Multisensory Monday, we suggest an activity to help students grasp what the purpose of a prefix is. A prefix comes before a base word and changes the meaning of the base word. Give this activi … read more