Who doesn’t want an individualized approach for their Children? Barton Reading is one such program that ensures the same with its Orton-Gillingham-influenced approach. This System is the ideal learning roadmap for children, adolescents, and adults who find difficulty reading, spelling, and writing due to learning disabilities. It can also preach you a step beyond the ... Read more
A popular saying goes, “Children are like wet cement; whatever falls on them makes an impression”. It is thus very necessary to choose a reading program for kids carefully. The Barton Reading Program was created around this concept of using colour-coded tiles to help dyslexic students establish connections between sounds and letters to help them ... Read more
How do you tell when to use a K at the end of a word or CK at the end of a word? You can use the Barton Spelling Milk Truck Rule. It really...
Anyone who has used Barton Reading and Spelling will tell you that Level 4 is a BEAST! Seriously, this is where the meat of the program...
dyslexia facts
Learn the early red flags to watch for in your child to detect a reading disability or dyslexia and what you can do to address the issue.
Decodable Texts and books are some of the most effective tools for teaching young and struggling learners to read. For students struggling with reading, effective tools can make all the difference. Decodable texts—books are designed to match up with students’ phonics knowledge, giving them the opportunity to apply their learning in real-time. But why are...
AU and AW words can be tricky to learn for spelling and reading. Come get free anchor charts and games to help with your spelling and reading instruction.
A paradigm shift from syllable types to set for variability Orton Gillingham Teaching Revised using set for variability Let’s explore “set for variability” vs. using syllable types to assist students with reading decoding. I have been teaching using Orton Gillingham principles for over 25 years and have successfully used those principles and concepts to teach...
Help Struggling Spellers by learning the 5 Aspects of spelling that all students need to access to become successful spellers. English is a difficult
Understanding teaching high-frequency words and dyslexia. Tips and Free resources that will have your students reading them with fluency.
Reading Fluency Activities are essential. Imagine struggling through reading so painfully slow that by the time you finish a sentence, you’ve forgotten how it started—or reading so quickly you miss the meaning entirely. These scenarios are all too common. Fluency, or the ability to read text accurately, at an appropriate pace, and with expression, is...
Schwa is the most common sound in English. What is it? And, how do you systematically teach children to recognise it?
Teaching the alphabet effectively
Teaching spelling patterns can be a challenging topic to teach. Many students memorize their word lists for tests but need help to apply these spelling skills in their everyday writing. We know spelling is essential, as clear communication often relies on accurate spelling. But how can we teach it in a way that helps students...
First grade spelling tests have been a long-standing tradition in education, but how effectively are they helping students understand and apply spelling principles? For educators and parents, the goal isn’t just memorization—it’s helping children develop a deep understanding of the alphabetic principle and apply spelling patterns in authentic, meaningful ways. This blog post explores how...
How to Best Teach Multiplication to Students with Dyslexia Students with Dyslexia and other learning challenges can learn multiplication or times tables. But tthey must be taught in a way that students with learning challenges can understand. Multiplication is often taught and stored verbally and this is a challenge for students with dyslexia. Recent studies...
Free Ending Blends Games and Orthographic Mapping Activities to help your students read and write ending blends in a structured literacy lesson.
How To Teach CVC Words + FREE CVC Word Lists and Decodable Passages
Helping struggling readers with b and d confusion
