Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Multisensory Monday: Ending Blends Plastic Eggs

Multisensory Monday: Ending Blends Plastic Eggs

Posted by Brainspring on 1st Apr 2018

Plastic eggs are in abundance this time of year! Send out an email to parents for donations or stop by the store and pick up a pack of plastic eggs on clearance!  Here is an inexpensive activity to ma … read more
Multisensory Monday: “Zip It” Short Vowels

Multisensory Monday: “Zip It” Short Vowels

Posted by Samantha Brooks on 11th Mar 2018

Welcome to Multisensory Monday!  Today’s activity is simple and will add some “zip” to the basic short vowel intensive. While having some fun, students will enjoy practicing short vo … read more
Multisensory Monday: Beginning Blend Bracelets

Multisensory Monday: Beginning Blend Bracelets

Posted by Brainspring on 25th Feb 2018

Enjoy this simple and crafty multi-sensory activity to reinforce beginning blends. This activity will help students  learn which letters make up our beginning blends, while also giving them practice i … read more
Multisensory Monday: Prefix and Suffix Chunks

Multisensory Monday: Prefix and Suffix Chunks

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 18th Feb 2018

Once students are ready to read and spell words with prefixes and suffixes, many more words become available to them. Oftentimes, these words are unfamiliar. Teaching students to read in word chunks ( … read more