Why Use the Orton Gillingham Approach to Teach Beginning Reading?
Multisensory techniques are used to promote better retention as students are taught the phonetic codes of the language. This is much easier than having to memorize thousands of words by sight. The 42 basic sounds and the letters that represent them are taught one at a time in building block fashion. Daily drill on the sounds and plenty of word decoding practice will help them to master this foundation. To ensure success, find practice tools that will keep them engaged. Look for lessons and materials that use a good sequence: the letters of the alphabet, then the short vowel sounds—with short e taught at the end rather than between short a and short i (to avoid confusion), then the long vowel sounds…and so on. Make sure you have high interest reading material, with controlled vocabulary, that introduces the sounds in a good phonics sequence to avoid confusion. With the proper preparation, students will continually have a successful reading experience. The following provides you with
