Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

The Cognitive Benefits of Recess

Posted by Georgia Diamantopoulos on 30th May 2019

Recess is more than just a break from the classroom and has profound cognitive benefits. This period of unstructured play gives children an opportunity to be physically active, creative, imaginative, … read more

Multisensory Monday: Paint your -oe!

Posted by Julie Wright on 29th Apr 2019

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

Multisensory Monday: Tic-Tac-DOUGH Game

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 22nd Apr 2019

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
Multisensory Monday: Vowel Spin and Say

Multisensory Monday: Vowel Spin and Say

Posted by Tammi Brandon on 25th Mar 2019

Put those fidget spinners to good use in your classroom or tutoring sessions and help students master recently introduced or troublesome sounds with this simple, fun activity. In this activity, we pra … read more