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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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…
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Discourse in Structured Literacy: What It Is, Why It Matters (Especially for Dyslexia), and How to Teach It in OG Lessons
There is a moment many of us have seen. A student reads a decodable passage accurately. Maybe even fluently. Then you ask, “So what happened?”…
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Level Up Reading: Literacy Games Without Screens
Why Play Still Matters in Serious Reading Instruction Teachers who use structured literacy or Orton-Gillingham lessons know how important direct and explicit teaching is. But…
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Structured Literacy Books Holiday Wish List
If you’re a structured literacy teacher, the right structured literacy books can sharpen your practice tomorrow morning. Luckily, I’ve rounded up eight super practical books…
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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,…
