by Karina Richland | May 14, 2026 | A PRIDE Post, Dyslexia, Learning Differences, Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham Scope and Sequence: What Skills Should Come First? When a child is struggling to read, the order of instruction matters as much as the instruction itself. An Orton-Gillingham scope and sequence gives parents, tutors, and teachers a clear path for...
by Karina Richland | May 10, 2026 | Dyslexia, Multisensory, Orton-Gillingham, Phonemic Awareness, Reading
When a child struggles to read, the root cause often traces back to one foundational skill: phonemic awareness. This is the ability to hear, identify, and manipulate the individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words. Without it, decoding written text becomes a guessing...
by Karina Richland | May 1, 2026 | Dyslexia
If your child is struggling with reading, you’ve probably been told they just need to “try harder.” But for a child with dyslexia, effort isn’t the issue—the method of instruction is. The dyslexic brain processes language differently, which is why a standard...
by Karina Richland | Apr 23, 2026 | Dyslexia, Homeschooling, Multisensory, Orton-Gillingham, phonics, PRIDE Reading Program, Reading, Structured Literacy
You have heard that the Orton-Gillingham approach is the gold standard for teaching reading to children with dyslexia and other reading difficulties. Maybe a tutor recommended it, a teacher mentioned it at a conference, or you found it while searching for answers...
by Karina Richland | Apr 23, 2026 | Dyslexia, phonics, Reading, Reading Skills, Science of Reading, Structured Literacy
If you have ever watched a student struggle to sound out a word, only to guess based on the first letter or the picture on the page, you have seen what happens when reading skills are left to chance. Explicit instruction in reading is the opposite of leaving things to...
by Karina Richland | Apr 22, 2026 | Dyslexia, Homeschooling, Reading, Reading Skills
You have a gut feeling that something is off with your child’s reading. Maybe homework takes twice as long as it should, or your child avoids picking up books altogether. The problem is, you are not sure whether your child is truly behind or just going through a...
