WHAT IS THE ORTON-GILLINGHAM APPROACH?

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Children who fall behind their peers in reading by end of grade 1 are more likely to struggle by the end of grade 4. Research shows that they will not achieve average-level reading skills by the end of elementary school. Children who do not read proficiently by the end of 3rd grade are four times less likely to graduate high school on time.

There is a sense of urgency because it gets increasingly more challenging to close the gap after grade 2. The focus switches from 'learn to read' to 'read to learn'. Therefore, early intervention is the best prevention and should be a priority when helping children with Dyslexia.  

With increasing numbers of schools failing to deliver systematic, structured and explicit instruction, many children with Dyslexia are being neglected and struggling in school! Choosing not to get support or choosing to get assistance from an untrained person will do your child more harm, and you will inadvertently spend more money and waste more time in the long run. 

Your child is a good fit for one-to-one OG therapy if he or she: 

• has a formal diagnosis or
• has a history of literacy struggles in one or more of these areas: phonemic awareness, alphabet skills, phonics, sight word recognition, spelling, morphology, reading, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and handwriting. 
• has mild to moderate attention and minimal behavioral challenges
• can focus and work online
• can understand and speak English (Note: the language of instruction is English) 

Your child will have a greater chance to succeed if he or she receives one-to-one therapy sessions by a trained Dyslexia practitioner.