I had a student who was really struggling with understanding the difference between “where” and “when”. We were working on comprehension, and were talking about setting which can include both concepts. One of the activities we did was to take a list of words and decide whether they were “where” … Continue reading >
Looking for a way to get some extra practice in for students who need to work on whether the word says rob or robe, cub or cube? Try this deck of cards with short o, o-silent-e, short u, and u-silent-e words. Here are some suggested activities: Card Sort – pull out just the short-o and … Continue reading >
Orton-Gillingham focuses on helping students understand how syllables are structured as a beginning sound, vowel sound and ending sound. This understanding supports more accurate reading, but also leads to improved spelling as well. One way to really show students how this works is to use a letter grid when sounding … Continue reading >
