🧠 Orton-Gillingham Blog: Effective Literacy Strategies in Special Education 1. Introduction: What is Orton-Gillingham? The Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach is a scientifically-based and structured literacy program developed to support students with dyslexia or other reading difficulties. It was created in the 1930s by Dr. Samuel Orton, a neuropsychiatrist, and Anna Gillingham, an educator. OG emphasizes multisensory learning, engaging visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously. Today, it is widely used in special education classrooms around the world. 💡 OG helps students remember by seeing the word, saying the sound, and writing the letter. 2. 7 Core Strategies of OG 1. 1. Multisensory Instruction Involves using sight, sound, touch, and movement simultaneously. Example: When learning the letter 'd', the student says the sound, sees the card, and writes it with their finger. 2. Sequen...
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