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’ve ever wondered how reading and writing really come together, it starts with encoding and decoding. These core skills are at the heart of Orton-Gillingham. In this video, I’ll walk you through the difference between the two, and show you engaging ways to practice them with your students. Teaching Encoding and Decoding (Video) The…
Watch on YouTube: The C & G Rule, How to Teach, When to Teach and Activities from Orton Gillingham Coaching The C and G rule in Orton Gillingham is a miscellaneous rule. What the C & G rules says is, if you have a C or a G followed by an E, I, or Y, then the…
In Orton Gillingham (or any structured literacy approach), we love RULES! Short vowel rules are some of the first taught, starting with the FLOSS rule and getting more advanced as we go through the scope and sequence. There are four short vowel rules. This video is an overview of all four rules. Watch on YouTube:…
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…
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…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching In teaching with structured literacy, there are reasons it’s hard for students to go from isolated sounds to blending. It’s not just incomprehension, it has to do with moving from doing one task, making one sound, to now doing three things, blending three sounds. It’s a jump for younger kids and…
Spelling can be a challenge for both kids and adults, but throw in a word that makes no sense phonetically (especially when you are teaching phonics!), and it can throw students for a loop. Simultaneous Oral Spelling (SOS Technique) can be a spelling-lifesaver. It’s used in multi-sensory learning approaches like Orton Gillingham. Watch on YouTube:…
If you’ve already read my article explaining what Consonant-LE is, this video picks up with the next question: How do you actually teach it? Below is the lesson sequence I use with students. It starts with recognizing the pattern, then moves into reading, spelling, syllable division, and connected text. From Orton Gillingham Coaching Watch on…
Today, you’ll gain a birds-eye view into why we are learning REVLOC and how to utilize syllable labeling. What is syllable division? Syllable division is a way to break down words into more digestible pieces for easier reading and spelling. Syllable Types Review – REVLOC There are six syllable types in REVLOC, and the word…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching Watch on YouTube: What Cards Are In the Reading Consonant Deck from Orton Gillingham Coaching #phonics #education What is a reading consonant? A reading consonant is when you ask what sound(s) letter or letter combinations make. For example, b says /b/, it only makes that one sound. But, g can make…
Before we teach a syllable type in Orton-Gillingham, we first teach the vowel sound deeply on its own. For example, we don’t jump into closed syllables before students understand short vowels. We spend time helping students hear, read, write, and recognize those vowel sounds through drill cards, blending activities, tracing, dictation, and sound work. Then…
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