Orton-Gillingham concepts are now popular with both parents and teachers. It's not just an approach to learning but a reading program that follows a simple path for every student. Because it is ...

In recent years, the once-esoteric term “evidence-based reading instruction” has spread beyond research institutions to become part of the vernacular of classroom teachers tasked with teaching young ...

Orton Gillingham is an approach that was developed in the 1930s by Samuel Orton, a neuropsychiatrist, and Anna Gillingham, an educator and psychologist, for people with dyslexia. Orton Gillingham (OG) ...

Take, for example, the rule of doubling the letters f, l, s, and z when they come after a short vowel in a one-syllable word, such as “stuff”—this is essentially a spelling rule and nothing more. Most ...

What started as a group of parents coming together to find resources for their children has turned into a formal program driving results at local public schools. The Lowcountry Literacy Project is an ...