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 that the kids are starting to get bored. On today’s post I am going to share how to use letter cookies in your Orton-Gillingham lessons to spice things up a bit and keep the lessons fun.
Step 1: Get the Cookies
Using letter cookies in your Orton-Gillingham lessons will require … cookies! Homemade or store bought will both work. I buy mine at Trader Joes. Although the letters are all in uppercase and I teach with lowercase letters, the kids seem to get it just fine. Plus, it is always a good idea to expose the kids to uppercase letters as much as possible, and this is a good way to do it.
Step 2: Prepare the Lesson
In this lesson I am teaching the concept of ‘oo’ like in the word ‘cook.’ I pull out the ‘oo’ and ‘k’ and ‘d’ for the ending sounds. I lay the cookies in the middle of the table. I pull out all the other letters that the student can use to build words with. In this case the letters B, N, T, L, H, W, G will make words with this concept.
I then dictate one word at a time and have the student build each word individually. These will be:
- Book
- Nook
- Took
- Look
- Hook
- Hood
- Wood
- Good
When we complete all the dictated words listed above, I then help the student munch on the cookies (yum!)
Although I used the ‘oo‘ lesson as an example, you can use this activity with any of your Orton-Gillingham or phonics lessons. It is so easy and the kids just love it.
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Karina Richland, M.A., is the author of the PRIDE Reading Program, a multisensory Orton-Gillingham reading, writing and comprehension curriculum that is available worldwide for parents, tutors, teachers and homeschoolers of struggling readers. Karina has an extensive background in working with students of all ages and various learning modalities. She has spent many years researching learning differences and differentiated teaching practices. You can reach her by email at info@pridereadingprogram.com or visit the website at www.pridereadingprogram.com