by Karina Richland | Feb 22, 2024 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Reading, Reading Skills, Spelling
Breaking up words into syllables or chunks is a really important part of the reading process. Syllabication helps children learn to read and spell difficult words. If your child gets stuck on a difficult word, they can use the syllabication rules to figure it out. On...
by Karina Richland | Feb 1, 2024 | Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Spelling
Multisensory Spelling Strategies that are Fun and Effective! Studies from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development have shown that for children with difficulties learning to spell, a multisensory teaching method is an effective way for these...
by Karina Richland | Jan 8, 2023 | A PRIDE Post, Activities and Games, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Reading, Spelling
Share This: The Silent E Syllable has one vowel, followed by one consonant, and a Silent E. The e is silent and the vowel is long. For example: bake, hike, cute. To make this concept really “click” with your student, you might want to try using Magic e...
by Karina Richland | Dec 5, 2022 | Learning Differences, Learning Disabilities, Multisensory Teaching, Orton-Gillingham, Spelling, Structured Literacy
Orton-Gillingham is a structured literacy approach used to teach students that are struggling with reading, writing, spelling, and comprehension. Although this approach will work with all students, it is especially beneficial for students with dyslexia, auditory...
by Karina Richland | Nov 12, 2022 | Activities and Games, Learning Differences, Multisensory, Multisensory Teaching, Phonological Awareness, Reading, Spelling
Learning Digraphs in phonics or Orton-Gillingham lessons (sh, th, wh, ch) can be really fun if you make a game out of it. Here is a really great activity that will give your student a chance to use some movement while learning digraphs at the same time. Here is how...
by Karina Richland | Oct 20, 2022 | A PRIDE Post, Reading, Spelling, Writing
Does your child confuse their b’s and d’s? Letter reversals, such as b and d are really common in young learners because both letters have lines that go down and a circle at the end of the line. Figuring out the direction of the circle is the tricky part. On today’s...