Orton-Gillingham can be used with students of any age, and it is recommended to be delivered in a 1:1 or small group setting. Orton-Gillingham is known for being direct and explicit, multi-sensory, and systematic in its approach to reading intervention and building phonemic awareness, developing advanced phonological understandings, and integrating word study and vocabulary development.

Preventing Academic Failure and Wilson are both based on the Orton-Gillingham sequence. Orton-Gillingham was the first program developed for 1:1 reading intervention in the 1930s by Dr. Some of the most successful and commonly used programs to support struggling readers and students with language-based learning disabilities are Orton-Gillingham, Preventing Academic Failure, Wilson Fundations, and Lindamood-Bell. We prefer a systematic, multisensory, content-driven and balanced literacy approach that follows an Orton-Gillingham sequence with integrated opportunities for comprehension work (verbal and written), spelling and word work, and handwriting instruction. With so many programs available, it is often difficult to determine which one is the best choice for your learner, and often skillful educators make use of components from more than one program. If your child is struggling with a reading disorder, such as dyslexia, or another language-based learning disability, you may be looking for the best reading intervention program to support your child’s learning needs.

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