The Best Decodable Books and Decodable Passage Resources
If there is one thing Orton-Gillingham teachers can never have enough of, it is decodable text. Finding books that are highly decodable, engaging for our…
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Why English Isn’t Crazy and The Resources To Support It
As teachers of structured literacy, we soon discover that English is more logical than it appears at first, but that isn’t always the popular opinion…
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A Structured Literacy Approach: How to Help Your School With Making The Transition
One challenge that structured literacy practitioners face in their work is isolation and frustration with how to share their knowledge in a way that will…
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The Top Ten Things We’ve Learned About Dyslexia So Far
In honor of Dyslexia Awareness Month, I wanted to take a moment to draw from the comments of my readers. Whether you are a parent…
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The Many Reasons For Silent E
Have you ever had a student decide a word didn’t look right so they added an e to the end? When in doubt, they throw…
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Tools for Reading with Dyslexia at Home
It is easy to feel overwhelmed about how to help your child practice their reading, especially when they have dyslexia. There are a few simple tools…
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7 Techniques for Building Independence During Orton-Gillingham Lessons
By keeping your focus on promoting independence, it encourages the gradual release of responsibility. This is a developmentally appropriate way to teach. Building independence during…
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Phonemes, Graphemes, and Morphemes: What’s the Difference?
The science of teaching reading can sound like a foreign language, especially when you are first learning about Orton-Gillingham or Structured Literacy instruction. While you…
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Is it -GE or -DGE? How to Teach This Spelling Generalization
GE or DGE? Your student knows more than they think! Whether to use -ge or -dge at the end of a word is the fourth…
