Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

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: Writing Through the Summer

Posted by Brainspring on 23rd Jun 2019

Happy summer everyone! This week we put together some ideas for encouraging writing through the summer. Yes, writing can be fun! Begin With a Game … Dust off those games you haven’t used i … read more

Multisensory Monday: Summer Reading Ideas

Posted by Brainspring on 17th Jun 2019

Summer can become quickly jam-packed with sports, activities, vacation, and fun. The beginning of the school year always seems to somehow sneak up on us pretty quick. Here are some ideas to get in som … read more

Orton-Gillingham Lesson Basics: Non-Phonetic Words

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Jun 2019

Navigating the English language is not easy! Being able to automatically tackle the many irregularities and non-phonetic words can require lots of practice and repetition. This week, we will cover the … read more

Multisensory Monday: Catch the -tch!

Posted by Samantha Brooks on 10th 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

Indoor Recess: What a Blast!

Posted by Samantha Brooks on 6th Jun 2019

Many times, throughout the school year, kids hear those two words they don’t want to hear—indoor recess. Often times this means kids spend more time sitting and engaging in sedentary activities like w … read more