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At a Glance
At a Glance
- Orton–Gillingham is a teaching approach designed to help struggling readers.
- Orton–Gillingham teaches the connections between sounds and letters.
- It pioneered the multisensory approach to teaching reading.
- This structured literacy approach introduced the idea of breaking reading and spelling down into smaller skills involving letters and sounds, and then building on these skills over time.
It also pioneered the multisensory approach to teaching reading, which is a common component of effective literacy programs. This means that instructors use sight, hearing, touch, and movement to help students connect language with letters and words.
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