by Karina Richland | May 23, 2021 | Activities and Games, Books, Reading, Reading Skills, Summer Programs
The school year is finally coming to an end. Summer is all about splashing in the pool, running in the yard, playing at the park, and relaxing with friends. Reading over the long summer months may not be a priority for your children, but teachers and parents might...
by Karina Richland | Dec 7, 2020 | Activities and Games, Reading, Spelling, Student Motivation, Writing
Winter break is the perfect time to practice some reading and writing for fun. Here are some winter break learning activities that will keep your children active and engaged while sneaking in some learning at the same time. Make a Reading List You have heard of a...
by Karina Richland | Nov 25, 2020 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Reading, Spelling
What is the Y Rule? When a word ends in a ‘ y ’ like in the word pony, and you want to make the word plural – you will change the y to an i and add es. This is called the Y Rule. Family = families Baby = babies Hobby = hobbies Party = parties The Y Rule...
by Karina Richland | Jul 25, 2020 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Spelling
Glued sounds or welded sounds in Orton-Gillingham are groups of letters within a word such as king, hang, long, sung that are easier to learn as a chunk than separated into individual sounds. Our students need a lot of practice with welded sounds, so I came up with...
by Karina Richland | Jun 8, 2020 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham
Tactile letter cards are an amazing way to help children learn their letters and phonics skills. Children are able to physically feel the letters instead of just seeing them. On today’s post, I am going to share with you how you can make your own tactile letter cards...
by Karina Richland | Apr 30, 2019 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Reading, Spelling
SPICE UP THOSE ORTON-GILLINGHAM LESSONS! If you are an Orton-Gillingham tutor then you know that each lesson uses multisensory activities to keep the students engaged and motivated. Every now and then I like to throw in a new fresh activity, especially when I notice...
