If your child can read closed syllables but gets confused by words like me, he, and baby, open syllables may be the next pattern to teach. This guide shows how to introduce them in a simple, structured way at home.
If your child can say letter sounds but still struggles to read whole words, blending may be the missing step. This guide shows parents how to support sound blending in Orton-Gillingham practice at home without making reading feel overwhelming.
If your child gets overwhelmed during reading practice, the issue may not be effort. The lesson may be too hard right now. Here is how to tell and what to change.
If your child can read words like cap and kit but gets stuck on cape and kite, magic e may be the next phonics pattern to teach. This guide shows how to introduce it in a simple, structured way at home.
If your child was making progress and now seems stuck, it can be hard to tell whether Orton-Gillingham has stopped working or whether they just need a different pace, more review, or smaller steps. This guide helps parents figure out what to look at next.
If your child melts down during reading practice, it does not always mean the method is wrong. This guide shows how to handle Orton-Gillingham frustration at home in calm, practical ways that keep lessons productive.
If your child seems to forget a reading pattern right after learning it, the problem may not be effort. It may be review. This guide shows how to review old lessons in Orton-Gillingham at home in a way that feels short, structured, and actually helpful.
If your child can read short vowels and magic e words but gets stuck on words like car, bird, and fork, r-controlled vowels may be the next skill to teach. This guide shows parents how to introduce them in a simple, structured way at home.
If your child can read short words but gets stuck when words get longer, closed syllables may be the next skill to teach. This guide shows how to introduce them in a simple, structured way at home.
If your child can do a reading skill one day but seems shaky the next, it can be hard to know whether to keep reviewing or move on. This guide shows parents simple signs that it is safe to take the next step in Orton-Gillingham practice at home.
If your child has learned short vowels and silent e but keeps stumbling on patterns like ai, ee, or oa, vowel teams may be the next skill to teach. This guide shows how to introduce them in a simple, structured way at home.
If you are trying to help your child with reading at home, it can be hard to tell when practice is helping and when it has gone on too long. This guide shows how long Orton-Gillingham lessons should be for most children and how to adjust based on attention, effort, and success.