If you’ve been teaching syllable types, you already know about open and closed syllables. Now we’re going to borrow those same ideas to talk about prefixes. A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of another word. It changes the meaning of the base word. Think about these: Once students begin recognizing prefixes,…
Vowel Team Generalizations are taught for students to know the sounds and placement of OI/OY, OU/OW, AU/AW in words.
If you’ve been curious about how to bring Orton-Gillingham (OG) and the Three-Part Drill into any setting, you’re in the right place. OG works beautifully in classrooms, kitchen table learning, micro-schools, tutoring pods, and even virtual sessions.
What is the 3 Part Drill in Structured Literacy? A Simple Explanation and scripts for teaching students.
The Three-Part Drill is a key component of Orton-Gillingham lessons. It’s a multi-sensory practice that helps students become automatic with the sounds, symbols, and spellings of the English language.
Hint: Not as much as you think. While teaching Orton-Gillingham (OG), I often come across other approaches like the Science of Reading, LETRS, and IMSE. At first, I wondered: Are these all different programs? Do I need to learn them all? But once I began digging into the details, I realized something important—they’re all speaking…
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…
No products in the cart.