A Unique Home School Curriculum for Students with Language-based Learning Disabilities
- Based on Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory learning strategies
- Specialized computer-based tools
- A joint learning initiative of Calvert School and Jemicy School
- Totally customizable based on your child's needs
- For use in your home as a full curriculum solution or as a stand-alone reading, writing, and phonics course
A Multi-Sensory Approach to Learning
Programs that make a difference for students with LLDs may vary in their techniques, but they have a common philosophy behind them--they include multi-sensory practice for symbol learning. Dr. Samuel Orton and his colleagues began using multisensory methods in the mid-1920s at the mobile mental health clinic that he directed in Iowa. Dr. Orton was influenced by the kinesthetic methods described by Grace Fernald and Helen Keller.
Anna Gillingham and Bessie Stillman based their original 1936 teaching manual for the “alphabetic method” on Dr. Orton’s theories. They combined multisensory techniques with teaching the structure of written English, including sounds, word parts, and common spelling rules. The Orton-Gillingham approach refers to the structured, sequential, and multisensory techniques that were established by Dr. Orton, Ms. Gillingham, and their colleagues. Many programs today incorporate methods and principles that were first described in this initial work.
Even though the Orton-Gillingham approach has been around for over eighty years, the methodology still proves to be effective with dyslexic students today.
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“My son has had a wonderful experience using this program. He loves it. Walls of frustration that impeded his progress with other methods seem to have fallen away. The quality has been consistently excellent.”
-Lee R., Chester Springs, Pennsylvania