How Orton Gillingham Tutoring Improves Your Child's Reading

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How Orton Gillingham Tutoring Improves Your Child's Reading


How Orton Gillingham Tutoring Improves Your Child's Reading 1. Orton Gillingham Tutoring is an effective way to get ahead in reading, but why?


2. One reason is that Orton Gillingham tutors have specialized knowledge of the difference between Orton Gillingham and traditional approaches to teaching reading.


3. When you choose to tutor with an Orton Gillingham tutor, your child will be using the same strategies that are used by the best readers in the world – people who read over 200 words per minute!


What is an Orton-Gillingham Based program? 1. The Orton-Gillingham approach is a multi-sensory, structured language program developed by researchers and educators.


2. In a nutshell, it teaches children how to make sense of English through phonics in a way that’s enjoyable and easy to learn.


3. It was developed specifically for people with dyslexia and other reading problems, which means these students have an easier time following along. They also tend to understand concepts more quickly because they can physically see them at work.


What are the benefits of this method? 1. The Orton-Gillingham method is one of many different reading programs out there, so what makes it stand out from other approaches?


2. In short, a very organized structure that teaches your child to move through an extensive hierarchy of skills. 3. With these skills comes success at school, better scores on state and national tests, and an overall higher level of confidence.


The stages of learning with ORTONGILLINGHAM based programs 1. The first stage of learning with ORTONGILLINGHAM is comprehensive analysis of your child’s current reading level and a study of their learning strengths.


2. This can take up to six months, after which time we decide if ORTONGILLINGHAM tutoring is a good fit for your child and proceed accordingly.


When you should start with an ORTONGILLINGHAM Based Program 1. It is suggested that if you feel your child has a reading disorder they be tested. An ORTON-GILLINGHAM based reading program should be implemented as soon as it has been determined that your child does have a reading disability or dyslexia.


2. The earlier you implement an ORTONGILLINGHAM based program, (starting at age 5-6) will have a more profound effect in helping to correct their difficulties with language/word recognition and help them succeed in school and life long learning.


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