Structured literacy support for teachers, tutors, and families
If you’re looking for practical, research-based strategies to teach reading using structured literacy and Orton-Gillingham principles, you’re in the right place.
Explore posts on phonics instruction, morphology, lesson planning, and intervention strategies that are designed to help you support struggling readers with clarity and confidence.
From building aligned word lists to finding ready-to-use activities, everything here is created to
make your teaching more effective and manageable.
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Why Teaching Suffixes Matters More Than Memorizing a List
There is a moment many of us have seen before. A student comes to a longer word in a connected…
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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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The Summer Confidence Gap: Why Struggling Readers Need Maintenance, Not More School
Every year around this time, the same question comes up: how do we prevent the “summer slide”? But for struggling readers, especially students with dyslexia,…
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Homeschooling a Child With Dyslexia? How a Coaching Session Can Help
Homeschooling a child with dyslexia can be incredibly meaningful, but it can also feel overwhelming in ways that are hard to explain unless someone has…
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Why Teaching Suffixes Matters More Than Memorizing a List
There is a moment many of us have seen before. A student comes to a longer word in a connected text, pauses, stares at it,…
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Why Morphology Instruction Shouldn’t Feel Random
A Practical Roadmap for What to Teach, When to Teach It, and How to Build It Over Time Over the years, one of the questions…
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What to Do When You’re Too Overwhelmed to Prep for OG Lessons
There are seasons when OG lesson prep feels harder than usual. Recently, I read a post from a teacher in my private Orton-Gillingham Instructors Facebook…
