The English alphabet has 21 consonants, most with one sound, but some like c, g, s, x, and n have multiple sounds. Consonants can be voiced or unvoiced. Important rules and facts include blends, digraphs, and specific phonetic rules. Orton Gillingham’s approach focuses on phonics and structured teaching methods for English.
Vowel team syllables contain a vowel team and can appear within a word’s beginning, middle, or end. Recognizing these syllables aids students in breaking down and spelling words. The REVLOC system categorizes syllables by type, and teaching involves sorting and labeling exercises. Orton Gillingham’s approach enhances English learning.
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…
Card decks are a cornerstone of Orton Gillingham’s multi-sensory approach. They help guide the see it, say it and hear it approach. Links in this video: Orton Gillingham Coaching: Card Decks in the Jewel Box – YouTube Link to Jewel Box In Video – https://amzn.to/3hpPaBW Article (with tab explanations) Jewels of Orton Gillingham – https://ogforall.com/jewels-of-orton-gillingham/…
Continuing with Suffixes, today I will create an overview of suffix rules. The three suffix rules are: 1-1-1 Doubling Rule, E Drop Rule and the Y-Changing Rule. I will do an overview today, but go in depth in my next posts. 1-1-1 Doubling rule is: 1 syllable words ending in 1 consonant after 1 vowel,…
Hearing letter sounds is a major key to learning to write and understand English. It can be confusing because many letters or letter combinations have more than one sound. Today, let’s dive into one of those combinations to unlock a lot of words in reading and spelling – the 3 sounds of ed. The 3 Sounds of…
You will never see, in the English language, the letter q without a u following it. The exception here is in proper names, like Q-tip, but that is the only exception. The rest of the time, qu is always together. For Easier Spelling and Reading Because of the QU consistently being together, we teach that…
For my first OG experience, I spent an intensive year being trained in the Orton Gillingham (OG) approach of teaching reading and spelling. I took my first course at The Schenck School, a school specifically for dyslexic children. My teacher was a dynamic woman named Rosalie Davis. She was hands down the best teacher I have…
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