How to Teach Rich Vocabulary While Students Still Read Basic Decodables
A teacher emailed me recently with a question that hits right at the heart of structured literacy and basic decodables. She said (and I’m paraphrasing…
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How to Make Sure Your Morphology Instruction Isn’t Happening on an Island
As Orton-Gillingham educators, teachers often wear many hats. In a single lesson, they may be teaching phonics, vocabulary, grammar, spelling, handwriting and reading comprehension. With…
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Why OG Lessons Don’t Introduce a New Concept Every Time
When you’re new to Orton-Gillingham (OG) or structured literacy instruction, you might feel like you have to teach something new in every single lesson. A…
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Tips for Multisyllabic Decodable Passage Practice
There are numerous benefits of using decodable text in our Orton Gillingham lessons. Perhaps the most important is to build a habit of using decoding…
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Why We Code Words
Have you been wondering why we code words? Orton-Gillingham teachers and tutors often focus on coding, both encoding and decoding, with their students. Coding is…
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How to Use Cloze Reading Passages in Orton-Gillingham Lessons
Cloze reading passages have been a staple of schools for generations. In some form, cloze stories have been in use since the mid-20th century. A…
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7 Fluency Tips for Little Words
One of the most common patterns I see with students with dyslexia is difficulty with little words. They may get some of the more challenging…
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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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How To Use Decodable Readers
You may have seen the recommendation to use decodable readers or decodable text with your students, especially early on in their learning. Let’s take a…
