Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Multisensory Monday: Pom-Pom Ball Activities

Posted by Brainspring on 24th Jul 2019

Sometimes students (and teachers) have days where energy is low and they need something fun and different to liven up their phonics lessons. A good time to add in something new and exciting is during … read more

Multisensory Monday: Blends Grab Bag

Posted by Brainspring on 19th Jul 2019

Multisensory Blends Grab Bag It is sometimes challenging to come up with new and engaging multisensory activities when planning your lessons for blends because there are quite a few of them.  Toady … read more

Multisensory Monday: Math Fact Race Cars

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 30th Jun 2019

Today’s multisensory activity involves a way to help students memorize their math facts. However, this activity could be applied to any subject matter. See the bottom of this article for a coupl … read more

Multisensory Monday: Catch the -tch!

Posted by Samantha Brooks on 9th Jun 2019

Today, we are going to practice spelling with -tch. This is a tricky concept because the ‘t’ is silent, so you can only hear the /ch/sound! Let’s practice -tch with a game called Cat … read more

Multisensory Monday: Root Word Therm Thermometer

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 2nd Jun 2019

This week’s multisensory activity provides an example of a quick craft an older student might enjoy to practice the root word Therm. Although I was a lower elementary school teacher for several … read more

Multisensory Monday: Diphthong OU Animal Sounds

Posted by Brainspring on 20th May 2019

Diphthong sounds are tricky, especially for students who struggle with reading and writing. Today’s multisensory activity is quick, engaging and fun for most ages. Who doesn’t like to chuckle to … read more