Blog: Orton-Gillingham Weekly

Multisensory Monday: Color by Blend

Posted by Julie Wright on 3rd Feb 2020

For those of you working on strengthening beginning or ending blend sounds, who also have students who love to color, try this out! This activity is quick, adaptable, and multisensory. It can also be … read more

Multisensory Monday: Super Bowl Skill Review

Posted by Julie Wright on 27th Jan 2020

Does anyone have some football fans in their class? In need of reviewing some phonics lessons? With the Super Bowl right around the corner, why not have some football fun with your students?! HereR … read more

Maintaining Reading Momentum Over the Holidays

Posted by Brainspring on 11th Dec 2019

The holiday break will be here before we know it! In case you are making a list, and checking it twice (well, a reading list, that is), here are a set of activities to keep that reading momentum going … read more
Multisensory Monday: Slurp Bossy R Sounds

Multisensory Monday: Slurp Bossy R Sounds

Posted by Brainspring on 2nd Dec 2019

When letter r sits next to a vowel, it “bosses it around” to make a completely different sound. This lesson teaches /ur/ but also reviews /er/ and /ir/. Sometimes, we may choose to create a unique key … read more

Foster a Lifelong Love of Reading

Posted by Brainspring on 13th Nov 2019

This week is National Young Readers Week! I myself am looking forward to celebrating National Middle Age Readers Week, but I digress. Though reading is important at any age, reading at a young age … read more

Why Vowels are the Trickiest Sounds

Posted by Brainspring on 30th Oct 2019

Vowels are the trickiest sounds in our language.  They can be especially frustrating for struggling readers and challenging for teachers as well.  It’s not your imagination that the /o/ sound in “dog” … read more