Summer Tutoring Fun: 5 Tips for Orton-Gillingham Tutors
I am often asked whether I recommend students take the summer off from tutoring. In fact, I recommend quite the opposite. Increasing the amount of…
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The Organized Orton-Gillingham Teacher: Part 2
In part 1 of this series, we discussed modeling organization, as an organized Orton-Gillingham teacher, for our students both through our own organized space and…
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The Organized Orton-Gillingham Teacher: Part One
Kids with dyslexia also often struggle with organization. Why? Well, it probably doesn’t come as a surprise to you that many of our students struggle…
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When Older Students Need Support with Alphabetic Knowledge
When I used to work for public schools, I noticed that assessments like letter identification or letter/sound correspondences were frequently only assessed during Kindergarten and…
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5 Tips for Supporting Challenged Readers at Home
Parenting is full of challenges. Some of these challenges, such as homework, or supporting challenged readers, frequently turn into battles. For kids with reading difficulties,…
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Children’s Books to Explain the Science of Reading
I love to talk about children’s books. The two children’s books I’m going to share with you in this post are written to teach children…
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10+ Children’s Books to Support Executive Function
In our last post, we talked about the role of executive function and ways that parents can support their students with these important skills. Looking…
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20+ Tips for Supporting Executive Function Skills at Home
Executive function refers to a set of brain-based cognitive processes that help us to plan, regulate our behavior, and achieve our goals. Depending on where…
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3 Tips for Maximizing Dictation
Dictation is an important part of each Orton-Gillingham lesson. It is when everything comes together. Dictation is the You Do portion of the gradual release…
