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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Tips for Using Student Errors to Plan Orton-Gillingham Lessons
As Orton Gillingham practitioners, we want to examine student errors in reading and spelling very carefully. According to the OG principles, we are charged with…
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Is It Time to Shake Up Your Visual Card Drill?
Is it time to breathe new life into the visual card drill portion of your Orton-Gillingham or structured literacy lessons? After your students become familiar…
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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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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…
