As upper elementary, middle and high school teachers, we sometimes lose our creativity when it comes to creating multisensory activities for our older students. Although our students might grimace at … read more

This week we feature the next basic component of an Orton-Gillingham lesson plan, the spelling of dictation words. We recently posted on how to introduce and conduct a multisensory activity. In case y … read more

The vowel team ‘oe’ gets fancy in this multisensory activity! Just like your toes are at the end of your feet, the vowel team -oe is found at the end of a word. If feet creep you out, this … read more

Students of all ages love games! Here is a quick game you can play to teach or reinforce the short E sound heard in EA words such as “bread”. Alternately, you could use this activity when teaching sin … read more

Brainspring strives to support educators in implementing Phonics First® and Structures. One way we do this is through our certification process. Becoming certified through Brainspring involves complet … read more

Digraph WH is a strange sound. It’s like /w/, but a little more breathy. This week’s multisensory activity provides a board game that is sure to provide students with plenty of exposure an … read more