Discover the top 10 must-have materials for effective literacy instruction aligned with the science of reading. From whiteboards to games, letter tiles to graphic organizers, find essential tools to engage students and enhance learning. Plus, explore tips for organization and practical strategies fo

This spelling pack covers the concept of schwa /a/ at the beginning the end and in the middle of an unaccented syllable. It explains when the schwa a is used. Barton Reading and Spelling Level 4 Unit 10 inspired. The Banana Rule This pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is grea...

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This spelling pack is for practice with -TION & -SION Barton Reading and Spelling Level 6 Unit 10 inspired. How to spell with Unit -TION & SION.This pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is suitable for any phonics program. Total...

Looking for tips to help your students decide if it's -OUS or -US? This post id for you. Check out these six easy tips.

Here is the free printable orton gillingham worksheet for you to try. You can also download the pdf version from the link below as well.

The H Brothers activity is a fun way to introduce your students to digraphs. Remember, digraphs are two sounds coming together to make an entirely new single sound. Because this is sometimes a confusing concept for kids, multisensory props and gestures are crucial. Below are a few ideas to get you started: CH: wear a plastic finger and tap on your chin. SH: gesture /SH/ (like you are shushing someone). WH: disable a party whistle and blow. PH: make a hand gesture like you are talking on the phone by holding your hand up to your jaw and extending your thumb and pinky. Make character puppets for the kids to hold (see picture). Tell your students The H Brothers story (below). THE H BROTHERS STORY Let me introduce you to five brothers. They are called the H brothers because they all have the letter H in their name. Ch, Sh, Wh, Th, and Ph. Each brother likes to make a special sound. Wondering Charlie goes around all day thinking about stuff. He wanders around for hours and hours just thinking and wondering. He constantly taps his finger on his chin and makes the /CH/ /CH/ /CH/ sound over and over again. This drives the second brother, Quiet Shawn, absolutely nuts!! Quiet Shawn likes silence. He goes behind /ch/-/ch/-Charlie all day saying /SH/, /SH/, /SH/ to remind him to keep quiet! Meanwhile, the third brother, Whistling Whit, wants nothing else in the whole wide world but to learn how to whistle. He spends all day blowing and blowing…. /WH/ /WH/ /WH/…. but no sound ever comes out! The fourth brother is Impolite Theo. He is the bad boy of the family. He likes to go around sticking his tongue out at anybody who comes close to him. He makes the sound /TH/ /TH/ /TH/ as his tongue comes out. Sometimes, when adults are around, he just sticks his tongue behind his teeth, thinking no one will see what he is doing …/TH/ /TH/ /TH/, but everyone knows what he is doing! He gives a double “thumbs up” because he is so proud of himself! Finally, there is the fifth brother, Chatterbox Phil. He just loves to talk. He is always on the PHone and talks for a long time. When he is looking for his phone, he goes around making the sound /F/ /F/ /F /and asks, “where is my “PHone?” It is no wonder the H brothers’ mom is so exhausted every day. The H brothers make life around their house very exciting!!! For a free download and pictures of a slightly different version of the story of the H Brothers, go to /content/blog_images/2014/03/h-brothers.pdf Samantha Brooks, MSE, Dyslexia Therapist Samantha Brooks is an Intern Instructor with Brainspring Educator Academy. (Original version of this article was posted in May 2017) Learn more about Brainspring’s accredited Orton-Gillingham professional development Learn more about Brainspring’s Michigan-based Learning Centers Accreditation:

There are 3 spellings of the suffix /shun/=(tion,sion,cian). Students will have lots of practice using all 3 spellings. This resource contains: •Anchor Charts •Word List for each spelling •Changing verbs to nouns: construct construction •Worksheet: Dividing words into syllables •Matching worksheet :-cian words/definitions •18 Task Cards: Find the synonym 2 BoardGames

You finished your O-G training, now what? Well you'll need help organizing teacher materials. Check out this post for tips to get organized!

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We are doing first grade phonics now. Get ready to learn and do all of the activities I think everyone will enjoy!

Using an Orton Gillingham homeschool reading program can be a great way to teach your child with Dyslexia to read. Here's how to get started.

GREAT WORD HOUSE™ An Orton‑Gillingham Reading and Spelling Program Our Services The Great Word House™ (GWH) is an Orton-Gillingham and Structured Literacy e ...

This article outlines effective spelling generalizations and strategies that are most helpful to students with Dyslexia.

This spelling pack is the initial pack for teaching tion and sion. Barton Reading and Spelling Level 5 Unit 7 inspired.This pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is suitable for any phonics program. Totally No Prep. Anchor charts for th...

Planning your LessonsUse an online conferencing platform, I prefer to use Zoom. Zoom allows you to share your computer screen with your student. This way you can use powerpoint or Google Slides for your lessons. You can also use Google Classroom to send your student review assignments.When you plan your lessons, keep it simple while incorporating all components of the OG lesson. (Phonemic Awareness (if applicable), phonogram drill, words to read, controlled text, what says?, words to spell, sent

Many teachers are familiar with decoding strategies that may emphasize the use of picture clues, meaning and self-monitoring.

In my Orton Gillingham journey I’ve heard some who use the word CLOVER to teach syllable types. In the class I took, the word to remember syllable types is REVLOC. The reason for using REVLOC is that this is the order of the syllable for labeling. CLOVER may be an actual word, but REVLOC will […]

There are 3 spellings of the suffix /shun/=(tion,sion,cian). Students will have lots of practice using all 3 spellings. This resource contains: •Anchor Charts •Word List for each spelling •Changing verbs to nouns: construct construction •Worksheet: Dividing words into syllables •Matching worksheet :-cian words/definitions •18 Task Cards: Find the synonym 2 BoardGames

Whenever my students meet with me for an Orton-Gillingham lesson plan, they have a few supplies handy. I, of course come towing my large O-G bag,

This Bundle contains Spelling Rule Posters aligned with Orton Gillingham Teaching. Students may put it in a notebook and add your own lists to make a ready reference for your students. They can also be used as anchor charts. The Rules are science of reading based. Use this as a supplement to your Spelling Program. This pack is suitable for reading and spelling intervention. Use with Barton Reading and Spelling Wilson Reading, Phonics First, IMSE, Take Flight or and Phonics based program. First Grade Spelling Pamphlets for the Year Second Grade Spelling Packets Third Grade Spelling Packets Included are: 61 posters color and Black and White versions ❤Final Blends: Level 3 Lesson 1 ❤Initial Blends: Level 3 Lesson 2 ❤Blends on Both Ends: Level 3 Lesson 3 ❤3-Letter & Digraph Blends: Level 3 Lesson 4 ❤Double Letters on the end: Level 3 Lesson 5 ❤Sounds of C and K: Level 3 Lesson 6 ❤/k/ on the end: Level 3 Lesson 7 ❤Units -ng and -nk: Level 3 Lesson 8 ❤Ch and Tch: Level 3 Lesson 9 ❤Contractions: Level 3 Lesson 10 ❤Units: Kind Old Units Closed Syllable Exceptions: Level 3 Lesson 11 ❤Open and Closed Syllables Level 4 (Lesson 1) ❤ Cry Baby Rule Lesson Level 4 (Lesson 1) ❤ Syllable Division Rule # 1 (Lesson 2) ❤ Syllable Division Rule # 2 (Lesson 3) ❤ K sound in the Middle (Lesson 4) ❤ -ic or k (Lesson 4) ❤ Happy Rule aka Rabbit Rule (Lesson 5) ❤ I added the Rabbit Rule choose which one you like best ❤ Almost All (Lesson 5) ❤ No EXS NO EGS (Lesson 5) ❤ When to not double s (Lesson 5) ❤ Spelling-Schwa 1 ❤ Schwa -2 ❤ Syllable Division Rule #3 ❤ Syllable Division Rule #4 ❤ Multi-syllable Syllable Division ❤Multi-syllable Syllable Division Silent E ❤ Syllable Division Consonant +LE ❤ R Controlled Vowels ❤ 3 sounds of ED ❤Plurals with -es ❤5 spellings of long O ❤5 spellings of long I ❤7 spellings of long A ❤9 spellings of long E ❤7 spellings of long U ❤Variant vowel sounds with w ❤Texas Blossom Schwa Rule ❤Cancel Pencil Schwa Rule ❤Banana Rule Schwa Rule ❤The Confident Rule ❤Long A, E, I at End (Vowel Teams) ❤Long O, U at End (Vowel Teams) ❤Vowel Teams in Middle 3 (Vowel Teams) ❤Plurals–S versus ES ❤Consonant Suffixes ❤ED and ING, The Doubling Rule ❤Other Sounds of ED ❤ Vowel Suffixes ❤Spelling–The Change Rule ❤Spelling–TION versus SION ❤Prefixes: dis, in, un, non ❤Prefixes: mis, sub, re, pre Prefixes: inter, mid, over, up ❤ My Spelling Notebook Page ❤ Spelling List to add your own words - This file is an independent product and is not affiliated with, nor has it been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Susan Barton or the Wilson Reading Program

ORTON GILLINGHAM: This Mini Poster shows your students how to pronounce the past-tense vowel suffix -ed ending and when to use the /id/, /d/, or /t/ sounds. Related resources: v suffix -ed: pronounce /id/, /d/, or /t/ ORTON GILLINGHAM word v suffix -ed: pronounce /id/, /d/, or /t/ ORTON GILLINGHAM pdf Alphabet Phonics/MTA products vowel suffix -ed: pronounce /ed/, /d/, or /t/ poster, PDF Interactive coding PPT review PDF coding activity with fillable forms Word coding activity with fillable forms

The 7 types of syllables occur in all words of our English language. When students learn the 7 syllable types they are better able to break longer words into chunks. This helps our students decode unknown words as well as helps with spelling. If you teach your students the 7 syllable types you may find ... Read More about 7 Syllable Types Posters

Here are some wonderful make and take tactile tools and activities that are inexpensive to make for your Orton-Gillingham lesson.

Discover the 7 key features and benefits of the Orton-Gillingham approach for teaching reading and spelling and download our free e-book.

Many parents and professionals ask me about the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading and spelling. It is a well-researched and multisensory way of teaching struggling readers. In fact, popular programs such as Lindamood-Bell, Wilson, Barton, Fast Forward, and Spire are all based on this incremental approach. What is at the Heart of the Orton-Gillingham Approach? I created the following infographic above helps provide an overview of the process. When was the Orton-Gillingham Approach Created, and Who Designed it? The Orton-Gillingham approach has been around since the 1930's. It was designed by a Samuel T. Orton, neurologist and pathologist, and Anna Gillingham, an educator and psychologist. They developed an explicit, incremental and diagnostic way to teach reading instruction for students with dyslexia. There are many programs that use this approach. CLICK HERE to see a list. Limitations to using Orton-Gillingham Based Programs: Although the programs available on the market today offer a well-sequenced, comprehensive, cookie cutter methodology of teaching reading and spelling, I find that the process can be long and arduous for some students. Many learners don't like completing workbooks and reading long lists of words. As a result, I suggest finding a professional that knows the Orton-Gillingham approach well and has the confidence and mastery to tailor individualized lessons for each student. In addition, I suggest using tools that strengthen the core cognitive skills required to read and spell as well as implementing games and fun activities that make the learning process motivating and fun. If you would like to see some of these products, Click Here. If you have any thoughts or anecdotes about the Orton-Gillingham Approach, please share them below this post. Cheers, Erica Dr. Erica Warren is the author, illustrator, and publisher of multisensory educational materials at Good Sensory Learning. She is also the director of Learning to Learn and Learning Specialist Courses.· Blog: https://learningspecialistmaterials.blogspot.com/· YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/warrenerica1· Podcast: https://godyslexia.com/· Store: http://www.Goodsensorylearning.com/· Courses: http://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/· Newsletter Sign-up: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/69400 · Private Practice: Learning to Learn

Learn Orton-Gillingham lesson components. Includes the five parts of each lesson, related materials, and additional activity suggestions.

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It's time consuming to pour through a stack of books to create word lists for your Orton-Gillingham lesson plans. There's a tool to save you time.

Spelling Rule Visuals: Clear and simple reminders of our most common spelling rules. These visuals pair wonderfully with Word Family Spelling Lists with Sentence Dictation. Includes: ★ Vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and Y ★ Kiss the Cat Rule (C before a, o, u; K before e, i, y) ★ Floss Rule (double consonant endings) ★ How Do I Spell the /ch/ Sound? (ch vs. tch) ★ Does it End with CK or KE? (ck, ke, k) ★ How do I spell the /j/ sound? (j, dge, ge) ★ Silent E ★ Do I spell the /k/ sound with C or K? ★ How Do I Spell the /ou/ sound? (ou vs. ow) ★ How Do I Spell the /oi/ sound? (oi vs. oy) ★ Soft C and Soft G **Follow My Store to Save 50% Off New Products During the First 48 Hours** You might also like: Long and Short Vowel Sorts BUNDLE First Grade Grammar Bundle Word Family Spelling Lists with Sentence Dictation Opinion Writing Templates with Sentence Starters for Special Ed

This spelling pack is for practice with Spelling Dropping Silent E Rule Reading and Spelling Level 6 Unit 6 inspired. How to spell with silent e and suffixesThis pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is suitable for any phonics program. T...

This interactive lesson focuses on -DGE and -GE word endings. It is based on the Science of Reading (specifically Orton Gillingham), but can be used with any structured literacy or phonics program. This lesson includes everything you need to explicitly teach and practice DGE & GE word endings. It's perfect for students who are struggling with phonics or phonemic awareness, and can be used for small groups, intervention, guided reading, and so much more! Includes: Visuals & rules for using -dge & -ge Word lists Word Reading - students isolate the ending and reading each word -GE or -DGE? - students use the picture and spelling rules to decide if the word receives a -ge or -dge ending -GE or -DGE Sorts - students drag & drop the pictures and sort them based on their ending Sentence Reading Word Dictation - 2 slides (10 words each) Sentence Dictation - with word lines, including lines for red words. Matching - students read the word and identify the matching picture Fill in the Blank - students drag & drop the missing words in the sentences Find the Error - Students read sentences and find the spelling errors, then correct the spelling using -ge or -dge. Connect 4 (2 boards)

This spelling pack is for practice with Split Vowels Level 8 Unit 13 inspired. This pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is totally No Prep. Anchor charts for Split VowelsFill in the blanks Read the SentencesWriting with ConjunctionsSu...

This spelling pack is for practice with The Tricky Suffixes ( al, -ous, ize, ic) Barton Reading and Spelling Level 6 Unit 7 inspired. How to spell with silent e and suffixesThis pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is suitable for any p...

Discriminating between the sounds of f and unvoiced th can be very challenging for some students. This minilesson focuses on multisensory techniques for helping your students FEEL as well as HEAR these sounds, and learning to discriminate between them. This product includes a minilesson outline, a ...

How to teach the consonant-le syllable using multisensory and Orton-Gillingham methods, plus a free consonant le words list. #scienceofreading #ortongillingham #dyslexia

It is time to focus on the phonics. We do the visual, auditory, and blending drill for the little kids! There are also more practice ones!

This resource for teaching -TIAL and -CIAL sounds is a real time-saver! It is compatible with Orton-Gillingham lesson plans, dyslexia intervention, and other reading interventions.

The 6 Types Of Syllables plus free syllables posters! Learn what a syllable is, how to count syllables, and the 6 different types of syllables.

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