Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Skill Intensive with Short Vowels: Card Flip

Skill Intensive with Short Vowels: Card Flip

Posted by Brainspring on 19th Jun 2023

Skill Intensives are used to practice difficult sounds or skills. Intensives are a mini-review of miscued sounds in the 3-part drill. Skill Intensives can also be used when miscues occur in dictatio … read more
Practice with /d/ and /t/

Practice with /d/ and /t/

Posted by Brainspring on 5th Jun 2023

Some students have difficulty recognizing the difference between the /d/ and /t/ sounds. The following is for additional practice with those sounds.Materials:Notecard with the letter “d” written on it … read more
Multisensory Activity for b and d reversal

Multisensory Activity for b and d reversal

Posted by Brainspring on 15th May 2023

A common error is reversing “b” and “d”. This short multisensory activity is designed to help students with this.Materials: Cookie sheetFlourCover the cookie sheet in flour. You will use your finger t … read more
Beads and String Activity

Beads and String Activity

Posted by Brainspring on 2nd May 2023

Vowel Intensives are used to practice difficult sounds. It is a mini-review of any miscued sounds in the 3-part drill. (Vowel intensives can also be used when miscues occur in dictation words and sent … read more
Penny Slide Activity

Penny Slide Activity

Posted by Brainspring on 10th Apr 2023

Vowel Intensives are used to practice difficult sounds. It is a mini-review of any miscued sounds in the 3-part drill. (Vowel intensives can also be used when miscues occur in dictation words and sent … read more
It's Never Too Late! Featuring Anita Goble

It's Never Too Late! Featuring Anita Goble

Posted by Brainspring on 31st Mar 2023

If you are reading this, you are probably familiar with Brainspring and our Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Instruction programs. Brainspring has been bringing fun and effective multisensory learning … read more