Have you ever had a student sound out a word correctly, only to get stuck on the exact same word later? Let’s use map. The student looks at the word, gives you /m/ /?/ /p/, blends it together, and says map. Yay! They read it. Then map shows up again later… and they’re back to…
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.
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You may have already taught closed syllables — the idea that when a vowel is “closed in” by consonants, it usually makes a short sound. And most of the time, that works. But then you run into words like old, find, or wild… and suddenly the rule doesn’t seem to apply anymore. These are often…
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:…
If your child can name letter sounds but still struggles to read words, you’re not alone. This is one of the most common concerns parents share: “They know their sounds… so why can’t they read?” Knowing individual sounds is just the first step. Reading requires a child to hold multiple sounds in their working memory,…
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…
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…
Teaching Beginning Accenting in Orton Gillingham
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