by Karina Richland | Jan 29, 2019 | Activities and Games, ADHD, Auditory Processing, Executive Functioning Skills
Working memory is remembering and using information while in the middle of an activity. For example, when you are cooking, you are using working memory by remembering all the different steps of a recipe. In the early years, children use working memory to learn their...
by Karina Richland | Oct 24, 2018 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Phonological Awareness
Before children can begin learning to read, they must develop strong phonemic awareness. If you ask your child, “what is the first sound you hear in hat?” You want them to answer /h/. If you ask your child, “what is the last sound you hear in hat?” You want them...
by Karina Richland | Oct 5, 2018 | Activities and Games, Orton-Gillingham, Tutor, Tutoring & Remediation
In the Orton-Gillingham approach, students are required to do a lot of tactile activities. These hands-on methods are a key part of effective Orton-Gillingham training. This includes tracing while saying the sounds of the letters on different surfaces. Sound tracing...
by Karina Richland | Oct 2, 2018 | Activities and Games, Learning Differences, Learning Disabilities, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Reading Comprehension Archives, Reading Disability, Vocabulary
Children typically start Kindergarten knowing around 5000 words. During the next three grades they learn at least one thousand more new vocabulary words per year and by Grade 4, they are learning on average from one thousand to three thousand new vocabulary words per...
by Karina Richland | Sep 11, 2018 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Reading, Spelling
Welded Sounds in Orton-Gillingham can be a lot of fun to learn if you put some movement into it. On today’s post I am going to show you how to play the Welded Sounds Walk, a really fun welded sounds game that the kids love to play. Getting Started Materials Needed:...
by Karina Richland | Aug 2, 2018 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham
Learning beginning blends can be a lot of fun if you connect the learning to the real world. On today’s post I am going to share a game with you that will make your kids grasp those beginning blends very quickly. If your child loves scavenger hunts then this is the...
