Orton Gillingham Reading
Lenise Moore,
Orton Gillingham Therapist
Instructional Coach
moorel@wcschools.com
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http://www.readinghorizons.com/documents/webinars/essential-need-orton-gillingham.pdf
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Letter Reversals
“magic c” Strategy:
When writing “magic c” letters, teach
students to make the letter c and teach them
to write c when they begin a, d, g. Those
letters will then face the right way.
To distinguish between ‘b’ and ‘d’, look for the
“magic c”.
Olsen, Jan Z. Handwriting Without Tears
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Far-Point Copying
We have to TEACH students how to
copy. Begin by modeling - one letter
at a time, then letter combinations,
then words, then phrases, then short
sentences.
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Phonemic Awareness:
Know your students' phonemic
awareness abilities and address and
build on these, daily. PA strategies
are easily implemented throughout
the day - transition times are a
great opportunity.
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Tapping to Decode
• Because students will often be holding a
pencil, train them to ‘tap’ with their nondominant hand.
• Tap left to right, to reinforce reading left to
right - right-hand, begin with pinky - lefthand, begin with thumb.
• Tap for each sound (phonogram), rather than
individual letters - s t r e tch.
• Make this a natural part of reading everyday,
so it becomes a habit.
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Blending Strategy
When a student struggles to read a word and
tapping doesn’t help: underline first sound,
say “sound?”, underline first and second sound,
say “sound?”, continue, as needed, to end of
word, then read the word.
c at - c
c a t - ca
ca t - cat
cat
s tretch - s
s t retch - st
st retch - str
str etch - stre
stre tch - stretch
stretch
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Sight Words
Introduce the word and discuss
it.
Spell and read the word 3 times
(can add gestures).
Spell, write, and read the word
3 times.
Cover and write the word
without looking.
Review: Spell and read, as
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what
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Syllabication
• Rabbit Words - rab-bit - Closed Syllable (ends
with a consonant and vowel sound is short)
• Reptile Words - rep-tile - magic e
• Penny Words - pen-ny
• Tulip Words - tu-lip - Open Syllable (ends
with a vowel and the vowel sound is long)
• Consonant -le - can-dle - ma-ple
• Camel Words - cam-el
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Syllabication (continued)
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Hornet Words - hor-net - r-controlled
Pilgrim Words - pil-grim
tion/sion - con-struc-tion - man-sion
Bandaid - band-aid - vowel teams
Cowboy - cow-boy - compound words
Violin Words - vi-o-lin
Crazy “i” - con-ti-nent
Connectives - reg-u-lar
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Spot and Dot Syllables
Find the vowels and dot them.
fantastic
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1 2
1 2
-Count the consonants between vowels.
-Even # of consonants – split between them
unless they make only one sound.
-Odd # of consonants – “odds are” the
middle consonant goes with the next syllable.
tulip
camel
Barton Reading And Spelling System
By Susan Barton
Susan Barton’s system uses a strategy similar to
“spot and dot”, but more multi-sensory. Use letter
tiles that have a different color for the vowels
(including y and w). Spell the word. Use
forefingers to move the vowels aside, count the
consonants between the vowels, and manipulate
the consonants to divide the syllables.
fa nt a st i c = fan tas tic
Reverse Direction Decoding
by Kenneth Wesson
1. Pre-read a paragraph, a small section of a book or a
chapter.
2. Identify all unfamiliar words and difficult multisyllabic words.
3. Write them in a list form in one column.
4. Use the chart to divide those words into syllables in the
second column.
5. Place your left thumb or a small rectangular piece of paper
over all but the very last syllable of the word.
6. Pronounce the last syllable.
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7. Now, uncover the last two syllables and pronounce them in their
proper order, beginning with the second-to-last syllable.
8. Reveal only one additional syllable at a time, moving toward the
left and away from the very last syllable. Pronounce the last three
syllables in their proper order; then pronounce the last four syllables
in order, etc., until all syllables have been uncovered and read in
order.
9. Read the complete word three or four times, until it no longer
needs to be read completely in order to pronounce it entirely.
10. The word should be recognizable and should have moved into
your “sight vocabulary.”
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quotation
quo ta tion
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COPS Dictation Strategy
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Teacher dictates the sentence
Students and teacher repeat
Students write the sentence
Students use COPS strategy to self-check
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This strategy can also be used paragraphs
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COPS Strategy for Dictation
C - capitalization
O - organization
Paragraph indent?
Does it make sense?
P - punctuation
S - spelling
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C
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P
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the dog run the to pon
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Fit for Life
do you no what diet means some
people think it means eting less food to
weight lose the real meaning of diet is
eating foods to stay healty
a healthful diet includes fruits and
vegetables those foods are grate
sources of nutrients nutrients are
substances that al living things need
The Take-Away:
Repetition is the key.
Daily practice using the OG strategies is
your best friend. You can slow down skill
introduction, if needed, but don't stall.
Just continue to add phonograms,
syllabication, and morphology, and practice
daily, in everything you do.
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Morphology
Word
Prefix
Suffix
manly
mislay
cloudy
motionless
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Suffixes = parts of speech:
Examples:
Nouns
Verbs
-age
-tion/-sion/-ation
-ed
-ize
-ess/-ness
-ism/-ist
-ment
-tiate/-ciate
-fy
-ship
Adjectives
-able/-ible
-cial/-cient /-ial /
-tial/-tious
-ful/-less/-most
-ish
-tious/-cious/-eous/ous
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Tic Tac Toe Variation
(for large and small groups)
1. Students divide up into two groups and
select “X” or “O”.
2. Teams take turns spelling words selected by
the teacher (words that match the Phonics
rules taught) - if they are correct, they then
place “X” or “O” on the square of their choice.
3. The winner is the team that three
horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Building Words
The code below assigns a point value to letters or
digraphs. Try to get the highest number of points by
forming as many words as possible.
Points
Letters/digraphs
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t, n, b, r, s, ar, er
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c, d, g, h, m, f, p, v, w, y, ee, oa, oi, ai, ay, oy
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j, k, q, -ck, -tch, -dge, ou, oo, ow, igh
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x, z, -ture
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a, e, i, o, u
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Building Words
Words
Points
Words
Points
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Resources
Vowel Game - Pinterest - http://fairydustteaching.com/2011/12/all-about-vowels.html
Orton Gillingham Manual
Ronald Yoshimoto - Orton Gillingham Therapist and Trainer http://msl-orton.com.hk/about_us/ron.htm
Barton Reading and Spelling System – Susan Barton www.susanbarton.com
Pinterest - www.pinterest.com - search Orton Gillingham Strategies
Olsen, Jan Z. Handwriting Without Tears
Pinterest - http://fairydustteaching.com/2011/12/all-about-vowels.html
Kenneth Wesson - http://brainworldmagazine.com/reverse-direction-decoding/
Fictionary - Mary Bigler - www.marybigler.com
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iPad Apps
Recommended by MTSU Dyslexia Center
(The grade levels listed next to each app are suggestions. Older struggling
readers may benefit from some apps that are recommended for younger
students, provided the content, graphics, games, and activities are
appropriate.)
Phonological Awareness
Hear 2 Read Talking Talk (grades K-3)
Webber HearBuilder Phonological Awareness (grades K-3)
Phonics and Spelling
A+ Spelling (appropriate for all ages and grade levels)
Phonics Genius – Alligator Apps (grades K-6)
Sound Literacy – (This app includes tilesets for teaching a wide range of
phonics skills. It should be used by teachers/tutors during instruction and is
not designed for students’ independent work. Since teachers select which
tilesets to use and which skills to teach, this app can be used with students
of all ages and grade levels.)
iPad Apps - continued
Vocabulary (all of the apps in this category are most appropriate for secondary
students)
Marie’s Words
Quizzitive
Vocab.com
Fluency
One-Minute Reader (materials for early first grade through middle of fifth grade)
Read With Me Fluency (appropriate for all grade levels, teachers can add own texts)
Comprehension
Reading Comprehension - Classroom Complete Press (grades 5-8)
Reading Comprehension - Peekaboo Studios (grades 3-5)
Webber HearBuilder Sequencing (grades K-6)
Apps with Read Aloud capabilities
Reading Rainbow (most appropriate for ages 3 to 9 years)
Voice Dream Reader (most appropriate for secondary and college students)