You’ve taught the rules and patterns, and the student seems to know them. But when it’s time to actually read or spell, they’re still working much harder than you think they should be. This is a tricky place to be with a student. So, do you slow down and really work those earlier skills, or…
Now that you understand how vowel team generalizations work, the next step is helping students actually apply them in reading and spelling. New to Vowel Team Generalizations? If you need a full explanation of how vowel team generalizations work and why these spelling patterns matter, start here first: Vowel Team Generalizations Explained: OI/OY, OU/OW, and…
Vowel Team Generalizations are taught for students to know the sounds and placement of OI/OY, OU/OW, AU/AW in words.
Summer tends to shift things. One week you’re on a roll, and the next week someone’s at the beach, at camp, or just… done. The truth is, very few are excited about full lessons of summer reading and spelling in July. No matter how great a tutor I am or how many “games” I can…
VCV words can make syllable division feel confusing. I always (jokingly) say, if you can master VCV syllable division, you can understand any structured literacy concept and rule! With VCV words, we don’t divide first and hope it sounds right, we divide and listen, then decide if the first syllable is open or closed based…
Most people know the old spelling rule rhyme, ‘I before E except after C,’ but in Orton-Gillingham, we go a step further to make this rule crystal clear for our students. What Is the IE/EI Rule? In OG, the full rule is: Use I before E except after C, when spelling long E. So what…
Teachings vary on when beginning accenting is taught. If a student is advanced enough, accenting can start with RABBIT Words, because that’s when we begin teaching multisyllabic words in Orton-Gillingham. Certainly, by the time we arrive at VCV Words on the Scope and Sequence, accenting should be introduced. When students understand where the stress falls…
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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…
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…
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…
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”),…
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