Orton-Gillingham Approach

Key Aspects of the Orton-Gillingham Approach:

• Multisensory: Engages sight, hearing, touch, and movement simultaneously to strengthen memory and learning.

• Structured & Sequential: Lessons follow a logical order, starting with basic letter sounds and building to more complex language structure, ensuring no gaps in learning.

• Explicit & Direct: Concepts are clearly taught, modeled, and practiced, rather than assumed or discovered.

• Diagnostic & Prescriptive: Instructors constantly assess student performance, tailoring lessons to meet immediate, specific needs.

• Focus on Phonology: Heavily emphasizes phonemic awareness and phonics as the foundation for reading.

Resources for Teachers:

• IDA Dyslexia Handbook What Every Family Should Know

• Evolution of OG Instruction

• Blending Board

• Article: Connected Phonation is More Effective than Segmented Phonation for Teaching Beginning Readers to Decode Unfamiliar Words

• Nessy Videos

• Elkonin Boxes on Canva

• Book - Dyslexia Explained