http://www.schenck.org/the-orton-gillingham-approach-to-dyslexia/index.aspx
I chose this article because someone in another class mentioned this approach and I wanted to know more about it. Three things I learned were: it is diagnostic, prescriptive, explicit, direct and language based, spelling is taught simultaneously with reading, and that because Orton-Gillingham skills are constantly reviewed and new material is introduced systematically, students experience a high degree of success with each lesson which results in students gaining both confidence and skill. The most important thing that I learned was that each lesson is planned for a particular student or small group of students. It is not a “packaged” curriculum in which “one size fits all.” The teacher must be adaptable and flexible, understanding the learner’s needs and using appropriate teaching strategies.
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