If your child seems to learn a reading pattern one day and forget it the next, you are not imagining it. Here is why Orton-Gillingham may not be sticking yet and what parents can do to make practice more effective at home.
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 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.
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 say each sound but still cannot read the whole word, blending may be the piece that is missing. This guide shows simple ways to help a child blend sounds in Orton-Gillingham practice at home.
If your child seemed to get a reading skill yesterday but cannot do it today, you may be wondering whether to repeat the lesson or keep going. Here is how to tell when review is the right next step.
If your child seems to learn a reading pattern one day and forget it the next, it can be hard to know whether that is normal or a sign they need more review. This guide shows what to look for and what to do next.
If your child forgets a pattern they seemed to know last week, you may be wondering how to review old Orton-Gillingham words without turning practice into frustration. This guide shows parents a simple way to bring back old skills so they stick.
If your child is getting Orton-Gillingham support but you are not sure what to do on the days in between, this guide shows simple ways to help without reteaching the lesson or causing extra stress.
If you are doing regular reading practice and still wondering whether it is making a difference, you are not alone. Here are the early signs Orton-Gillingham is working, even when progress still feels slow.
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 gets stuck, guesses, or shuts down during reading practice, the correction itself may be part of the problem. This guide shows parents how to correct mistakes in Orton-Gillingham in a calm, useful way that supports learning.