Orton-Gillingham in Small Groups: Engaging in SOS

No, the ship isn't sinking, but we also don't want our students to sink when it comes to effective tools for reading and writing. Simultaneous Oral Spelling, SOS for short, helps students learn to read and write in a super effective way. But, how do you make it work in small groups?

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Orton-Gillingham in Small Groups: Engaging Students All the Time

I love using Orton-Gillingham in my small groups, but it can get boring every day, doing the same thing over and over. How can it become fun and engaging for all students?

I found that making the lessons more engaging sometimes helped take the mundane out of the lessons. Things like games and other hands-on activities help students get excited about learning and stay engaged. Here are some of my favorite multi-sensory methods to help my students as they learn to read and write.

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Orton-Gillingham in Small Groups:The All Important Notebook

My journey with Orton-Gillingham in small groups continues as I reflect on how I used the notebooks with my students. This was a challenge for me, but a great hurdle to jump as I learned more about getting the notebooks just right for my groups.

**If you want to know more about using this notebook for distance learning, go to this post all about OG and Distance Learning.

Dyslexia seems to be a new buzz word lately, and I don't like that it is just that. There is so much more to dyslexia, and we, as teachers, need to recognize it and find ways to help those students who struggle in the areas of reading, spelling, and writing. Using multi-sensory methods, we can help students with those literacy areas. The notebook pages are an integral part of the lessons, used for learning the patterns and reviewing them as needed.

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Orton-Gillingham in Small Groups: Planning for Success

The first time I heard about Orton-Gillingham, I was intrigued by it all. When I realized my son struggled some with reading, I wondered how it worked and if it could help him. When I finally had a chance to learn how I could use this with small groups, I took full advantage of it. Little did I know that the planning would be crucial for making it work as it should.

As I said before, once the training was over, I thought I was ready to take on the world! But the planning and organization ~ oh my!

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Orton-Gillingham in Small Groups: Working Magic Daily!

Last summer I was accepted into Virginia's pilot program for using Orton-Gillingham in the school setting. After spending 4 days in what felt like a crash course for OG, I was ready to take all I learned into my interventions. At least I thought I was ready! All year I worked to make multi-sensory methods happen seamlessly in my interventions every single day.

The state gave me all the materials I would need to help me get started. I spent days laminating and cutting to prepare for the two third grade groups I would start out with. But that was the beginning of a lot of work and learning!

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