Syllable division is a way of breaking down multi-syllabic words into more digestible parts for easier reading and spelling. We teach syllable types first, then move into syllable division. Orton Gillingham is a phonics, rule-based approach to teaching and learning the English language. Using a scope and sequence makes it a cumulative approach to teaching English,
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…
Practical ways to support CVC blending If a student knows their letter sounds but freezes when it’s time to read words, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common and frustrating early reading roadblocks for teachers, tutors, homeschool families, and parents. At first glance, it can seem simple: They know the sounds –…
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:…
Most students learn that -ed is a past tense ending… but then quickly get confused. Why does jumped sound different from loved?And why does painted suddenly have two syllables? The answer is simple—but it has to be taught clearly. The suffix -ed actually has three different sounds: /t/, /d/, and /ed/ (or /?d/). Once students…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching Watch on YouTube: Teaching Open Syllables, Tools and Strategies from Orton Gillingham Coaching Teaching Open Syllables, Tools & Strategies Open Syllable is the third syllable pattern you teach in Orton Gillingham in the REVLOC system of syllable patterns. Open Syllable Pattern The Open Syllable pattern is CV or V – Consonant,…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching Watch on YouTube: How Do You Spell a Sound? from Orton Gillingham Coaching #education What Is Sound Reading and Sound Spelling? Sound Reading asks, what does this letter say? Sometimes it says one sound and sometimes it says multiple sounds. Examples: What does S say? S says, /s/ and /z/ as…
From Orton Gillingham Coaching Teaching Magic-E (Silent E) Syllables, Tools & Strategies Magic E is the second syllable pattern you teach in Orton Gillingham in the REVLOC system of syllable patterns. Magic E Syllable Pattern The Magic E pattern is VCE – Vowel, Consonant, Silent E at the end. The silent E makes the vowel…
We talk about Orton Gillingham being multi-sensory. Multi-sensory means we want students of OG to hear the language (auditory), see the language (visual) and use the language as kinesthetic (feel/write). When we combine these three prongs we get a multi-sensory approach, meaning all of these senses are being used by a student to learn. The…
Sound Spelling Versus Sound Reading, What’s the Difference? When taking an Orton Gillingham class, as a student or as a teacher, you will have two terms: Reading Consonant & Vowels and Spelling Consonants & Vowels. What’s the difference in the two? It can get a little confusing. Reading Consonant & Vowel Sounds When going through…
Accenting is something that can be taught early in Orton Gillingham, but the advanced rules are for advanced decoding and fall much later in the OG scope and sequence. Accenting is to aid in pronouncing words correctly – that’s the goal. If a student looks a word up in a dictionary (online these days) and…
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