Orton-Gillingham Reading Sessions

Children who struggle with reading comprehension or vocabulary might have a learning disability such as dyslexia or have received poor reading instruction. Thankfully, the Orton-Gillingham instructional method helps students become better readers. Developed by neurologist Dr. Samuel T. Orton and educator Anna Gillingham in the 1930s, this program has successfully taught kids throughout the world to read. 

The Orton-Gillingham method is designed to help students overcome reading difficulties by providing intensive intervention. One of the main benefits of Orton-Gillingham is that it is a multi-sensory program that provides direct learning through kinesthetic, auditory, and visual techniques. This multi-sensory approach is structured to break down reading into smaller digestible skills.

The Orton-Gillingham program is meant as a one-on-one reading intervention. Every lesson is organized around a consistent set of strategies, activities, and patterns so that the student always knows what to expect throughout each lesson. Since there is a sense of familiarity and routine within the activities, the lessons create a stress-free environment for the student. Each skill is taught in a logical order or sequence. For example, the student starts learning simple word patterns and then progresses gradually to more difficult and complex ideas.

A Sample Lesson Plan Includes:

• Visual drill
• Auditory drill
• Sound blending
• Review
• Introduce new instruction
• Spelling work
• Sentence work
• Oral reading

The most common instructional schedule that Orton Gillingham practitioners use is 4 consecutive 30-minute weekly sessions or two 60-minute weekly sessions on non-consecutive days( 8 hours of instruction per month).

There is an OG supplies fee of $65 plus shipping. The supplies are essential for individual students to follow the OG lessons at home.

I offer a free assessment that evaluates whether this intensive reading program is the right fit for your child. If you are interested, please complete the Contact form below.

Children deserve to be equipped with the tools needed to become the readers they were meant to be.