CREATING LITERACY SUCCESS & EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA
WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF ORTON-GILLINGHAM?
PERSONALIZED
Each student's unique learning needs are taken into consideration when designing lessons and selecting instructional strategies and materials.
DIRECT & EXPLICIT
Direct Instruction is provided clearly. Students are taught the structure of the English language which includes the rules and generalizations through modeling and guided practise.
DIAGNOSTIC & PRESCRIPTIVE
Continuous monitoring of oral and written responses helps identify student difficulties and directs future lesson planning. Resolving student's challenges and building on the success from the previous lesson makes it prescriptive.
MULTI-SENSORY
This approach uses all the learning pathways: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile. Modeling and practicing with the different pathways can produce increased understanding and success in learning literacy skills.
Systematic & Structured
Concepts and skills in the English language are taught in a logical and ordered way.
SEQUENTIAL, INCREMENTAL & CUMULATIVE
Content is presented step by step from simple to more complex concepts and links previously taught material to newly taught material. Mastery of language skills is the goal before moving to the next step.
COGNITIVE APPROACH
Explaining the why behind what students' are learning and the strategies they are using creates confidence as they apply their knowledge about how to improve their reading, spelling, and writing skills.
EMOTIONALLY SOUND
Providing successful learning experiences builds self-confidence and increases motivation. Honoring student's feelings about themselves and learning is a key consideration.
CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK & POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
Providing regular feedback and positive reinforcement builds self-confidence based on success and strengthens teacher-student relationships.
WHAT MAKES THE OG TRAINING & APPROACH BY OGA UNIQUE?
The Founding Fellows of Orton-Gillingham Academy were trained directly by Dr. Samuel Orton, Anna Gillingham and their colleagues. My training lineage has deep roots and traces directly back to Dr. Orton. To honor Orton-Gillingham's seminal works, I am flexible and do not follow a rigid scope and sequence.
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