Children’s Books About The History of The English Language
At some point in their learning, you may hear one or more of your students shake their heads and ask, “Why is English so difficult?”…
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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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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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How to Teach Schwa Vowels Part 2: Tips for Teaching Other Schwa Vowels
In Part 1 of How To Teach Schwa Vowels, we talked about strategies for learning schwa a. Schwa a is a great place to introduce…
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Back to School Tips for Structured Literacy Teachers
Late summer means cooler evenings and back to school! I can already picture the shine of freshly sharpened pencils, new sneakers, and the excitement of…
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A Structured Literacy Approach: How to Help Your School With Making The Transition
One challenge that structured literacy practitioners face in their work is isolation and frustration with how to share their knowledge in a way that will…
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Becoming A Structured Literacy Interventionist Using The Orton-Gillingham Approach
The road you take to become a structured literacy interventionist can take many twists and turns throughout your career. Who I am today is certainly…
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Effective Decoding Strategies To Improve Reading
Many teachers are familiar with decoding strategies that may emphasize the use of picture clues, meaning, and self-monitoring. Sometimes these decoding activities are even given…
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What’s In My Orton-Gillingham Binder?
Whenever my students meet with me for an Orton-Gillingham lesson, they have a few supplies handy, like their Orton-Gillingham binder. I, of course, come towing my…
