How is Orton-Gillingham Diagnostic and Prescriptive?
All who are trained in Orton-Gillingham have something in common and that is that we follow this specific set of principles of the approach. These…
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5 Tips for Ensuring Effective Routines in Orton-Gillingham Lessons
Routines are an important part of Orton-Gillingham instruction for a number of reasons. Time is a precious commodity when working with students with dyslexia. Routines…
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4 Tips to Find an Orton-Gillingham Tutor
When your child is struggling to learn to read or has recently been diagnosed with dyslexia, it can be overwhelming. Where do you start to…
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Five Misconceptions About A Structured Literacy Approach
If you are a dyslexia specialist or educational advocates for your students with dyslexia, you may be facing an uphill battle. Trying to encourage structured…
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Effective Ways to Promote The Transfer of Learning
Tyler’s classroom teacher shows you his latest writing assignment. He scored 100% on his latest posttest on structured literacy concepts, but his writing sample is…
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What Does Explicit, Systematic, and Sequential Teaching Look Like?
I’m digging into specific principles of the Orton-Gillingham approach. Three words are key to describing some of the principles that define Orton-Gillingham. Instruction is explicit,…
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Five Reasons To Believe In The Orton-Gillingham Approach
If you do an online search for reading interventions, your head will start to spin. The marketplace is full of products, programs and philosophies of…
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Checking for Mastery In Orton-Gillingham Lessons
Teaching to mastery is one of the most important considerations when teaching your students with dyslexia. Striving readers and writers very often find the class…
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Practical Tips for Orton-Gillingham Lessons When Tutoring Online
For our students with dyslexia, the specialized instruction they get through Orton-Gillingham lessons is extra important. With a little creativity and flexibility, delivering effective Orton-Gillingham…
