There’s so much to reading, from fluency to comprehension, and vocabulary. Motivating readers isn’t always an easy task. Check out these tips and tricks, like using decodable text, to get your learners excited about reading!
If you’ve ever worked with English language learners who struggle to decode and seem completely lost when reading even the shortest decodable text, you know…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
