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…
Vowel Team Generalizations are taught for students to know the sounds and placement of OI/OY, OU/OW, AU/AW in words.
Supporting your child’s reading at home can feel overwhelming — especially if school hasn’t given clear answers. Many parents worry: Here’s the truth:You don’t need to become a teacher to support your child’s reading. You need structure, clarity, and realistic expectations. What matters more than “doing it right” Children don’t need perfect lessons. They need:…
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…
Fluency stories, sometimes called decodable passages, are a powerful tool in every phonics and reading program, including Orton Gillingham. If you’re a teacher, tutor, or parent, you already know that fluency matters. But how you use decodable passages can make a difference in helping students grow.
Possessive rules can be easy, but can also get a little tricky when we move beyond just adding ‘s. Possessive Rules are all about ownership and can be narrowed down to a couple of categories: singular and plural. Singular Possessive Rule Singular Possessive Rule is to show ownership for a singular owner, add ‘s to…
Without even thinking about it, we make words plural every day. We might go to one grocery store or visit several stores. Most of the time, making a word plural is as simple as adding -s. But what happens when the word doesn’t follow that pattern? Why do we write watches, stories, leaves, or children…
Vowel team syllables and vowel team syllable division are two totally different concepts. Let me explain. Labeling the V in Vowel Team Syllables Vowel team syllable division and vowel team labels in REVLOC are different. We label vowel teams in a word like: eagle. This is a consonant + LE syllable division word, so we…
What’s the importance of phonemic awareness, and what exactly does that mean? First, phonics and phonemic awareness are not the same thing. Phonics is understanding the relationship of letters and sounds in WRITTEN language. Phonemic awareness is understanding the sounds of language, working together in SPOKEN language to make words. A Little Deeper on Phonemic…
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….
In the English language, there is a sound that shows up constantly, but often goes unnoticed. That sound is called schwa. Any vowel — a, e, i, o, u, or y — can make the schwa sound, which is why it can feel confusing in both reading and spelling. Understanding schwa helps explain why words…
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