What is a multisensory or Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or Lindamood-Bell approach to reading/language instruction?
Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham, both pioneers in the field of dyslexia, designed the first multisensory method used to teach individuals with dyslexia in the 1930s. Their method is backed by years of neurological, psychological and educational research. They realized that Dyslexic students need a different approach to learning language and must be directly taught the basic elements of their language. They need specific instruction in the sounds and the letters that represent them and how to put these together and take them apart.In multisensory teaching, instructors teach in a manner that necessitates students use visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic modalities to learn, enabling them to rely on their strengths but more importantly, strengthening their weaknesses. In multisensory teaching, links are consistently made between what is seen (visual), heard (auditory), and what can be felt or experienced (tactile/kinesthetic). By tapping into all of the senses, or modalities, al
Samuel T. Orton and Anna Gillingham, both pioneers in the field of dyslexia, designed the first multisensory method used to teach individuals with dyslexia in the 1930s. Their method is backed by years of neurological, psychological and educational research. They realized that Dyslexic students need a different approach to learning language and must be directly taught the basic elements of their language. They need specific instruction in the sounds and the letters that represent them and how to put these together and take them apart. In multisensory teaching, instructors teach in a manner that necessitates students use visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic modalities to learn, enabling them to rely on their strengths but more importantly, strengthening their weaknesses. In multisensory teaching, links are consistently made between what is seen (visual), heard (auditory), and what can be felt or experienced (tactile/kinesthetic). By tapping into all of the senses, or modalities, a
