Want a Smoother Start to Fall? It Begins with Summer Practice
For many struggling readers, the first few weeks of school are not just a transition. They are a reset. Routines are different. Reading stamina is…
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When Doing More Stops Working: A Sustainable Approach to Orton Gillingham Teaching
There is a moment that many Orton Gillingham teachers eventually reach. It usually does not happen at the beginning. At first, there is excitement. Teachers…
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The Summer Confidence Gap: Why Struggling Readers Need Maintenance, Not More School
Every year around this time, the same question comes up: how do we prevent the “summer slide”? But for struggling readers, especially students with dyslexia,…
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Homeschooling a Child With Dyslexia? How a Coaching Session Can Help
Homeschooling a child with dyslexia can be incredibly meaningful, but it can also feel overwhelming in ways that are hard to explain unless someone has…
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Why Teaching Suffixes Matters More Than Memorizing a List
There is a moment many of us have seen before. A student comes to a longer word in a connected text, pauses, stares at it,…
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Why Morphology Instruction Shouldn’t Feel Random
A Practical Roadmap for What to Teach, When to Teach It, and How to Build It Over Time Over the years, one of the questions…
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What to Do When You’re Too Overwhelmed to Prep for OG Lessons
There are seasons when OG lesson prep feels harder than usual. Recently, I read a post from a teacher in my private Orton-Gillingham Instructors Facebook…
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Why Do We Use Key Words in the Phonogram Deck Drill?
In every Orton-Gillingham Approach lesson, the phonogram drill is an important part of instruction. It helps students build strong connections between letters and sounds. One…
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Teaching Assimilated Prefixes in Structured and Systematic Way
If your students can decode big words but still misspell them, assimilated prefixes might be the missing piece. These are prefixes that change their spelling…
