When studying Orton Gillingham, one of the main focuses of the program is on dividing words into syllables (known as syllable division). The one and only point of syllable division is to pronounce the word. Nothing else. This means, if someone does not perfectly divide up the word, but is still able pronounce the word…
We’ve now gone through all of the syllable types except one in the REVLOC system of syllable division. We have covered C, E, O, R, and L. The final type of syllable is Vowel Teams – the V. These vowel teams are vowel sounds (it’s the sound, not just the letters) formed by two or…
In Orton Gillingham, words are broken into syllable types using REVLOC. This is taken further when we use these syllable types in syllable division to break down words for easier reading and spelling. We’ve gone through the closed syllable and silent (or magic) E syllable types. Next in REVLOC is the open syllable. An open…
Teaching kids to read and spell is a progression. We first teach letters and letter sounds and move to CVC words, then to closed syllables. Closed syllables are a type of syllable pattern where a vowel is “closed in” by a consonant or two consonants on either side. This “closing in” makes the vowel short….
What makes OG (Orton Gillingham) so special is the way it teaches the English language in broken down parts and then re-assembles them into a whole; meaning that by the time a student is older (or for an adult), it’s easy to the English language from a broad perspective. A major component to help gain…
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