What Are Red Words?Red words are sight words that don’t follow typical phonetic patterns, making them difficult to decode using regular rules. Unlike regular words that can be sounded out, red words … read more

National Reading Month is going strong here at Brainspring! What is a red word, and what are their origins? How much of our complex English language follows spelling rules compared to these irregular … read more

My students love to play games! When I was a child, one of my favorite games to play was Battleship. Although Battleship has its own educational elements (plot points, strategy), I wanted to make it e … read more

In English, some words follow the rules and are phonetic. Some words only partially follow the rules and are phonetically irregular. A word that is phonetically irregular is called a Red Word. In this … read more

Spelling skills are very important to both reading skills and writing skills.  We at Brainspring Orton-Gillingham feel a student has mastered a phonetic concept when the student can both read and spel … read more

Welcome to Multisensory Monday…on Tuesday!  Sometimes it is nice to spice up Red Word review!  What better way to spice things up than with a game!  This game is cheap to make and easy to play.  … read more