Brief Summary
This webinar discusses effective reading programs for students with dyslexia, emphasizing the Orton-Gillingham approach, structured literacy, and the science of reading. It contrasts these methods with ineffective approaches like guided reading and highlights the importance of structured, sequential, cumulative, diagnostic, and multi-sensory instruction. The goal is to provide educators and parents with the knowledge needed to support dyslexic students in developing strong reading skills and fostering a love for reading.
- Orton-Gillingham, structured literacy, and the science of reading are effective approaches for teaching reading to students with dyslexia.
- These programs are structured, sequential, cumulative, diagnostic, and multi-sensory.
- Guided reading and balanced literacy are not effective for struggling readers, especially those with dyslexia.
The webinar introduces the topic of reading programs for dyslexia, emphasizing that students with dyslexia can learn to read well with the right approach. It highlights that while reading comes naturally to many, it is not a natural process for individuals with dyslexia. The presentation aims to explore what constitutes an effective reading program for dyslexic students.
The Orton-Gillingham approach is a highly structured, repetitive, and multi-sensory method for teaching reading skills to students with dyslexia. It follows a step-by-step approach where students must master one reading skill before advancing to the next, ensuring no reading gaps when taught with fidelity. The principles of Orton-Gillingham include structured lessons with consistent strategies and activities, creating an anxiety-free environment.
Orton-Gillingham is sequential, teaching skills in a logical order from simple to complex, including vowel patterns, multi-syllabic words, spelling rules, and morphology. It is also cumulative, building upon previously learned skills, with continuous review to ensure material is stored in long-term memory. The approach is diagnostic, using continuous student-teacher interaction and assessment to ensure fluency, which is vital for reading comprehension.
Orton-Gillingham uses a multi-sensory approach, incorporating sight, hearing, touch, and movement to help students learn. For instance, a student might look at a letter, listen to its sound, and trace it while speaking aloud. The science of reading, based on research over the past 20 years, identifies strategies that benefit all children, including those with and without dyslexia.
Guided reading and balanced literacy are ineffective for struggling readers, particularly those with dyslexia, as they lack focus on necessary decoding skills. Structured literacy, an umbrella term defined by the International Dyslexia Association, encompasses reading programs like Orton-Gillingham and aligns with the science of reading. It addresses phonological skills, decoding, and spelling, making it suitable for students with dyslexia or decoding difficulties. The webinar concludes by emphasizing that children with dyslexia deserve a supportive learning environment and can achieve reading success with dedicated literacy support.
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0:00 hello and welcome to the pride reading program webinar series we are really excited you've joined us today students with dyslexia are very capable of learning to read well they just need a different approach to learning so sit back and enjoy as we explore today's topic reading programs for dyslexia what you need to know for many of us reading just comes naturally we automatically break up words into syllables apply spelling rules and understand the concept of language learning to read with dyslexia is not a natural process programs that are based in Orton Gillingham structured literacy and the science of reading will contain and teach the important reading skills that dyslexic students need Orton Gillingham
0:47 is a well-regarded method to teaching students with dyslexia it is a highly structured repetitive and multi-sensory approach that teaches skills in a particular order this stepbystep approach is based on how students learn language students must Master One Reading skill before moving on to the next when taught with Fidelity there are no reading gaps in the Orton Gillingham approach the Orton Gillingham principles are very specific structured every lesson in Orton Gillingham is organized around a consistent set of strategies activities and patterns the student always knows what to expect throughout each lesson students easily transition from activity to activity since they are familiar with the routine and this
1:33 creates an anxiety-free environment for both the student and the teacher sequential each skill is taught in a logical order or sequence the student Begins by learning simple word patterns and then progresses gradually step by step to more difficult and complex ideas including vowel patterns multi- syllabic words spelling rules and morphology because all the reading skills skills are taught step by step the student will never have any reading or spelling gaps in Orton Gillingham cumulative each Orton Gillingham lesson builds upon itself the student is taught a skill and doesn't progress to the next skill until the current lesson is mastered as students learn new material
2:19 they continue to review old material until it is stored in the students long-term memory diagnostic Orton Gillingham uses a lot of continu student teacher interaction in each lesson the instruction is based on careful and continuous assessment both informally for example observation and formally for example with standardized measures the content presented must be mastered to the degree of fluency reading with fluency and expression is important for reading comprehension the ultimate goal of reading multisensory Orton Gillingham pioneered the multi-sensory approach to teaching reading which is considered highly effective for teaching students with dyslexia multisensory means that the
3:05 teacher uses sight hearing touch and movement to help the student learn the concept in each lesson for example a student might first look at a letter then listen to the sound then trace the letter in the air while speaking out loud the science of reading is a term that refers to research that has been conducted over the past 20 years by Leading reading experts cognitive scientists and reading resar res archers on how we learn to read the strategies that the science of reading have identified help all children those with dyslexia those who struggle to learn to read and those who do not struggle to learn to read according to the international dyslexia Association guided reading or balanced literacy are not effective for struggling readers
3:51 these approaches are especially ineffective for students with dyslexia because they do not focus on the decoding skills these students need to succeed in Reading students with dyslexia will need a reading program that is aligned with the science of reading structured literacy is an umbrella term coined by the international dyslexia Association in 2016 the term structured literacy refers to reading programs for dyslexia such as the Orton Gillingham approach structured literacy follows the evidence and research behind the science of reading and is recommended for students with dyslexia and those who are having difficulty with decoding because it addresses phonological skills decoding and spelling children with dyslexia are
4:37 bright imaginative and creative individuals who deserve to learn in an environment that supports their needs with reading programs for dyslexia students can receive dedicated literacy support and education to help them to find success in Reading additional assistance help students with dyslexia to navigate their education and Future workplaces it can allow them to foster a love of reading too thank you for joining us today we'd hope you found this webinar on reading programs for dyslexia what you need to know helpful if you'd like to learn more about dyslexia The Pride reading program and other resources please visit our website at prid reading program.com and don't forget to share
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