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Teaching vowel teams to students starts with teaching the teams, their sounds, and the keywords that go with each. Orton Gillingham is a phonics, rule-based approach to teaching and learning the English language. Using a scope and sequence makes it a cumulative, thorough approach to teaching English to both kids and adults.
Ever wondered why rain, boat, and light don’t follow the same vowel rules? That’s the magic (and challenge) of vowel teams — two or more letters working together to make one sound. Teaching them doesn’t have to be tricky. First, we introduce each team, their sounds, and the keywords that help students remember them. Then…
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Teaching Short Vowels. Orton Gillingham is a phonics, rule-based approach to teaching and learning the English language. Using a scope and sequence makes it a cumulative, thorough approach to teaching English to both kids and adults. Orton Gillingham training teaches how to use multi-sensory learning to teach all of this and more.
If you’re teaching short vowels using the Orton Gillingham approach, this guide has some direction and ideas for you. Let’s walk through effective strategies to help your students not only understand short vowels but also retain and use their knowledge. Start with Phonemic Awareness Developing a student’s phonemic awareness and the ability to clearly hear…
Unlocking the mysteries of reading and writing begins with encoding and decoding. In Orton-Gillingham, encoding and decoding are the backbone of the approach. Let’s shine a light on encoding and decoding by looking at the difference between these concepts, and check out some activities that you can do with students. Teaching Encoding/Decoding The Orton-Gillingham approach…
The C & G Rule: What is it? The ‘C’ Rule: much of the time, the letter ‘C’ represents the /k/ sound. However, when followed by ‘e’, ‘i’, or ‘y’ (like in “cent,” “cinder,” or “cylinder”), it makes the /s/ sound. The ‘G’ Rule: The letter ‘G’ usually makes the /g/ sound (as in “goat”),…
Watch on YouTube: How to Teach Schwa from Orton Gillingham Coaching Understanding schwa can be hard for students and tricky for teachers and tutors to explain. This video has an explanation of schwa with how and when to teach it as well as activities. Want more? A full article is here: Activities to Make Schwa…
Understanding and recognizing schwa is crucial for students, as it often plays a big role in pronouncing and accenting words. What is Schwa? The schwa sound is one of the most common sounds in the English language. It’s represented by the upside-down lowercase “e.” It occurs when a vowel in an unstressed syllable is reduced…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching (Video) Most tutors and teachers of Orton Gillingham have a student (or 10!) that confuse “b” and “d.” It’s a common challenge for kids, but throw in a dyslexia diagnosis, and it gets even harder. There are several strategies to use to help students overcome this issue. Most tutors and teachers…
English words do not end in V. Orton Gillingham is a phonics, rule-based approach to teaching and learning the English language. Using a scope and sequence makes it a cumulative, thorough approach to teaching English to both kids and adults. Orton Gillingham training teaches how to use multi-sensory learning to teach all of this and more.
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