This three week series started with an overview of Orton-Gillingham followed by a clear description of how Orton-Gillingham traning and LETRS overlap. This week will be about my experience as an Orton-Gillingham (OG) trainee at the Associate level. Before starting […]
Orton-Gillingham and LETRS: How They Overlap
Last week I gave a brief overview of Orton-Gillingham. This week I want to bring attention to the connection between Orton-Gillingham (OG) training and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training. LETRS is NOT a prerequisite for […]
Orton-Gillingham: A Brief Overview
Are you considering getting trained in Orton-Gillingham or interested in learning more about this approach to teaching reading? Then you’ve come to the right place. I completed my training at the Associate level in July and since then have been […]
Summer Reading: Teachers Edition Part 4
It’s the last week of school! How many days do you have left? With the arrival of summer, hopefully, comes the time to turn off the alarm clock and take some time for YOU! I know it’s not always possible […]
5 Websites for the Best FREE Decodables
When you are teaching students to read, decodable text is essential! This is how your students will master the phonics skills that you taught them. This is how your students will feel successful at reading. As students gain phonics skills, […]
5 Simple Strategies for B/D Letter Reversal That Work
Do you have students that struggle with telling the difference between lowercase b and lowercase d? You are not alone! I have seen this from preschool all the way up to 5th grade. As a reading interventionist, this is a […]
How to Get Your Students Excited About Reading!
March is right around the corner, which means we’ll be celebrating March is Reading Month! However, it’s important to not only promote reading during the month of March, but all year long. In fact, I felt this an important topic […]
How Teaching Multilingual Learners to Read is Different
Hispanic Heritage Month started Sept. 15 and goes until Oct. 15. During this time of celebrating the Hispanic culture, I thought it a great time to address how teaching our multilingual learners to read is different than teaching our native […]
A Step-By-Step Guide to Interpreting Test Results to Form Small Groups
After only a few days of school, we are already having students complete beginning of the year benchmark assessents. These assessments are important for getting the baseline for each student for the year, so we can see their growth throughout. […]
Essential Reading Intervention Materials All Teachers Need
It’s back-to-school time! Whether you just went back this week, like me, or you’ve been back, or are going back soon, it is upon us. I am so happy to be back as a reading interventionist for a third year! […]