by Karina Richland | Oct 5, 2018 | Orton-Gillingham
In the Orton-Gillingham approach, students are required to do a lot of tactile activities. This includes tracing while saying the sounds of the letters on different surfaces. Sound tracing is used to practice and reinforce sounds and spelling patterns for sounds. It... 
by Karina Richland | Sep 25, 2018 | Orton-Gillingham
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and I have a special treat for you in honor of this month. PRIDE Reading Program is offering you a free Orton-Gillingham Training Course!!! Yes, you heard that correctly, it is FREE! At PRIDE Reading Program, we are huge advocates... 
by Karina Richland | May 7, 2018 | Orton-Gillingham
Children need reading practice to become fluent readers. They need to read daily for at least 20 minutes. Because the Orton-Gillingham reading program goes by skill level, it is really difficult to find outside reading books that match the program to give these kids... 
by Karina Richland | Apr 18, 2018 | Orton-Gillingham
If you are an Orton-Gillingham tutor then you know that sometimes it is a little bit of a struggle to keep the kids motivated. I always try hard to motivate them the best I can by making the lessons really fun and engaging but even then the kids get a bit restless.... 
by Karina Richland | Apr 12, 2018 | Orton-Gillingham
Orton-Gillingham red words are those words that cannot be sounded out phonetically and do not follow any particular phonemic rule. They are red because the students need to stop (like a stop sign) and think about them. They are also called “unfair” words because they...