PTO Presentation- Orton Gillingham Multi-Sensory

TISDALE’S FIRST GRADE TEAM

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ORTON-GILLINGHAM: Multi-sensory Phonics Instruction

History of Orton-Gillingham (OG)...

OG was the first teaching approach specifically designed to help struggling readers by explicitly teaching the connections between letters and sounds.

OG’s philosophy is to teach intensive, systematic phonics using visual, auditory, and kinesthetic techniques to appeal to learners' multisensory learning styles.

What Orton-Gillingham is all about...

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OG uses both real and nonsense words to practice decoding (sounding out) and encoding (writing).

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OG is taught to all Kindergarten and First grade classes at Tisdale School.

• 3 Part Drill: Multi-sensory practice of letter sounds, formation & blending (visual, auditory, and blending)

The different components of OG:

• Red Words: Words that cannot be sounded out. Taught through arm tapping and multi-sensory writing using bumpy boards/screens
• Vowel tents: Short vowel practice dictation

The different components of OG:

3 Part Drill

Visual

Auditory

Blending

What is the 3 Part Drill?

Visual: Letter/Sound Review using letter cards

Auditory: Listening for the sound and writing corresponding letter in sand or on a whiteboard

Blending: Blending words together using letter cards

— Kate DiCamillo

“Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.”

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